I never understood the concept of showing everything in the trailer. Why go to a movie if there's no surprise? I can't do it like that.

As we move toward the millennium, the year 2000, the most powerful nations are not those that have nuclear bombs, but those that control the media. That's where the battle is being fought; that is how you control people's minds.

'She's Gotta Have It' was shot in twelve days and two six-day weeks.

I'd like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is just for black people alone to enjoy and cherish. Culture is for everybody.

We're the most violent nation on earth. There's no getting away from that. But you've got to look at it on a broader level.

I'm trying to keep up with what's happening in this turbulent world.

You have to do the research. If you don't know about something, then you ask the right people who do.