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Spike Lee
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"First of all, what in this world does not revolve around money? But money is a big part of film, unlike a lot of other art forms."
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Spike Lee
Topic(s):
Money
"We grew up in a very creative environment and were exposed to the arts at a very young age, so it’s not a surprise that all of us are in some form of the arts."
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Spike Lee
Topic(s):
Age
"I am very fortunate I can send my kids to private school, but everybody does not have the money. If you cannot get your kid in a good school today, your kids are going to be behind the eight ball."
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Spike Lee
Topic(s):
Money
"I don’t think I’m a total pessimist, so I think you can find hope in all my films."
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Spike Lee
Topic(s):
Hope
"I get offered to do stuff where the money’s nice but it’s not something I want to do – I get offered a lot of commercials too."
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Spike Lee
Topic(s):
Money
"I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated."
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Spike Lee
Topic(s):
Education
"My grandmother lived to be 100 years old. Her grandmother was a slave, yet she was a college graduate in the Spellman class of 1917. She taught art for 50 years and she saved her Social Security checks for her children’s education."
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Spike Lee
Topic(s):
Education
"Right now a lot of people are still choosing to go to Toronto instead of shooting in New York City, something I haven’t done and something I hope I’ll never have to do."
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Spike Lee
Topic(s):
Hope
"Fight the power that be. Fight the power."
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Spike Lee
Topic(s):
Power
"If we became students of Malcolm X, we would not have young black men out there killing each other like they’re killing each other now. Young black men would not be impregnating young black women at the rate going on now. We’d not have the drugs we have now, or the alcoholism."
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Spike Lee
Topic(s):
Men
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