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Lee Daniels Quotes

Trust is hard to get from actors, and for me to give to actors Picture Quote #1

I’m always workin’, man. I gotta pay the light bills Picture Quote #1

Push’ had a story, ‘The Paperboy’ story you could just throw up in the air and shoot holes through the book because the story wasn’t as strong. But I felt the characters were stronger in ‘The Paperboy’ they were vivid Picture Quote #1

I am so used to having two faces. A face that I had for black America and a face for white America. When Obama became president, I lost both faces. Now I only have one face Picture Quote #1

Some of my friends don’t have a cell phone. Patti LaBelle doesn’t have a cell phone Picture Quote #1

I have a very clear vision, and I come from film, where director is God, so if there’s a clash, it’s painful Picture Quote #1

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I think the father-son love story is a universal one which transcends color Picture Quote #1

I believe strongly that characters are five-dimensional, and they’re complicated, and life is complicated, and people are complicated Picture Quote #1

I don’t know - I haven’t seen any of my movies after I finish them. I leave the editing room; I don’t go back Picture Quote #1

I like all my work equally. I look at the projects as children. I look at the experience more than the end result Picture Quote #1

Putting on a movie is like going to war - for me, at least. It’s all about time; time is money, and we don’t have it. So it’s all about getting to know each other intimately quickly. You are with family members that you like or don’t like, but you can’t leave them because you’re stuck with them Picture Quote #1

People enjoy making fun of people who are famous; they love putting people down Picture Quote #1

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As a film director and as film actors, you get used to a certain rhythm that’s slow. But with TV, it’s hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry. It’s a different pace Picture Quote #1

I don’t read the reviews, the blogs, or anything else. Instead, I feel the audience when I show the film Picture Quote #1

I think this last film I finished, ‘The Butler,’ is the closest I will come to as a work-for-hire Picture Quote #1

I started casting. I cast music videos, but I kept getting fired from jobs because I was iconoclastic in my ways of casting Picture Quote #1

I look at my movies; I call my movies ‘the kid.’ It’s like I’m giving birth. I’m in the cocoon, you know? Picture Quote #1

I can’t do movies where you start thinking Where’s the commercial appeal? How are we going to market this? It’s not that kind of party Picture Quote #1

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I knew that I’d end up directing because I’m so hands-on with my films Picture Quote #1

My dad was a cop. My mom worked at various jobs - she worked as a homemaker, a bank teller, a bartender Picture Quote #1

When I make movies, I don’t ever go out there to please anyone other than myself. I never try to make a film for the masses. I just try to tell my story Picture Quote #1

Stars make money on real movies. They make big money on real movies. To come into my world, I’ve got some M Picture Quote #1

Every African-American I know has two faces. There’s the face that we have for ourselves and the face we put on for white America for the places we have to get to Picture Quote #1

As a film director and as film actors, you get used to a certain rhythm that’s slow. But with TV, it’s hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry. It’s a different pace. So, it’s about adjusting to the pace. It’s not meant for everybody Picture Quote #1

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It’s hard for me to accept love. I wish I could lie to you and tell you that it’s easy for me, but it’s not Picture Quote #1

Most actors want the audience to like them, and that leads to bad acting Picture Quote #1

I have a partner, Danny Strong; he’s an incredible writer and, really, my backbone. So when we don’t see eye to eye, it’s painful Picture Quote #1

My work is therapeutic: ‘Monster’s Ball,’ ‘Woodsman’ and ‘Shadowboxer,’ because I don’t go to therapy, and I sort of live life through my films Picture Quote #1

That’s the gift ‘Precious’ has given me. You really think you’re telling a story about a fat black girl, and only fat black girls will understand it, and then you realize we’re all Precious Picture Quote #1

I’ve had all types of beautiful girls tell me that they ugly when they look in the mirror, as if it’s someone else’s reflection they see Picture Quote #1

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Trust is hard to get from actors, and for me to give to actors (Lee Daniels Quotes) I’m always workin’, man. I gotta pay the light bills. (Lee Daniels Quotes) Push’ had a story, ‘The Paperboy’ story you could just throw up in the air and shoot holes through the book because the story wasn’t as strong. But I felt the characters were stronger in ‘The Paperboy’ they were vivid. (Lee Daniels Quotes) I am so used to having two faces. A face that I had for black America and a face for white America. When Obama became president, I lost both faces. Now I only have one face. (Lee Daniels Quotes) Some of my friends don’t have a cell phone. Patti LaBelle doesn’t have a cell phone. (Lee Daniels Quotes) I have a very clear vision, and I come from film, where director is God, so if there’s a clash, it’s painful. (Lee Daniels Quotes) I think the father-son love story is a universal one which transcends color (Lee Daniels Quotes) I believe strongly that characters are five-dimensional, and they’re complicated, and life is complicated, and people are complicated. (Lee Daniels Quotes) I don’t know - I haven’t seen any of my movies after I finish them. I leave the editing room; I don’t go back. (Lee Daniels Quotes) I like all my work equally. I look at the projects as children. I look at the experience more than the end result. (Lee Daniels Quotes) Putting on a movie is like going to war - for me, at least. It’s all about time; time is money, and we don’t have it. So it’s all about getting to know each other intimately quickly. You are with family members that you like or don’t like, but you can’t leave them because you’re stuck with them. (Lee Daniels Quotes) People enjoy making fun of people who are famous; they love putting people down (Lee Daniels Quotes) As a film director and as film actors, you get used to a certain rhythm that’s slow. But with TV, it’s hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry. It’s a different pace. (Lee Daniels Quotes) I don’t read the reviews, the blogs, or anything else. Instead, I feel the audience when I show the film. (Lee Daniels Quotes) I think this last film I finished, ‘The Butler,’ is the closest I will come to as a work-for-hire. (Lee Daniels Quotes) I started casting. I cast music videos, but I kept getting fired from jobs because I was iconoclastic in my ways of casting. (Lee Daniels Quotes) I look at my movies; I call my movies ‘the kid.’ It’s like I’m giving birth. I’m in the cocoon, you know? (Lee Daniels Quotes) I can’t do movies where you start thinking Where’s the commercial appeal? How are we going to market this? It’s not that kind of party. (Lee Daniels Quotes) I knew that I’d end up directing because I’m so hands-on with my films (Lee Daniels Quotes) My dad was a cop. My mom worked at various jobs - she worked as a homemaker, a bank teller, a bartender. (Lee Daniels Quotes) When I make movies, I don’t ever go out there to please anyone other than myself. I never try to make a film for the masses. I just try to tell my story (Lee Daniels Quotes) Stars make money on real movies. They make big money on real movies. To come into my world, I’ve got some M (Lee Daniels Quotes) Every African-American I know has two faces. There’s the face that we have for ourselves and the face we put on for white America for the places we have to get to (Lee Daniels Quotes) As a film director and as film actors, you get used to a certain rhythm that’s slow. But with TV, it’s hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry. It’s a different pace. So, it’s about adjusting to the pace. It’s not meant for everybody (Lee Daniels Quotes) It’s hard for me to accept love. I wish I could lie to you and tell you that it’s easy for me, but it’s not (Lee Daniels Quotes) Most actors want the audience to like them, and that leads to bad acting (Lee Daniels Quotes) I have a partner, Danny Strong; he’s an incredible writer and, really, my backbone. So when we don’t see eye to eye, it’s painful. (Lee Daniels Quotes) My work is therapeutic: ‘Monster’s Ball,’ ‘Woodsman’ and ‘Shadowboxer,’ because I don’t go to therapy, and I sort of live life through my films. (Lee Daniels Quotes) That’s the gift ‘Precious’ has given me. You really think you’re telling a story about a fat black girl, and only fat black girls will understand it, and then you realize we’re all Precious. (Lee Daniels Quotes) I’ve had all types of beautiful girls tell me that they ugly when they look in the mirror, as if it’s someone else’s reflection they see. (Lee Daniels Quotes)

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