“I felt hopeful for the future because Obama is here. But nothing has changed. It's time for young kids to get serious again and really think about what their four fathers were like. As African-Americans, we are resilient, we are some bad mf-ers, and we are survivors. So get those i-pods out of their ears and become heroes again like the Freedom Riders.” ThinkingKidsYoungFatherFeltFourChangedSeriousHeroEarsAfrican AmericanHopefulSurvivorRidersResilientThings Have Changed Author:Lee Daniels
“I think people in the future will come up to me and say, "Everything that you are and everything that you have is because of that butler [film]." Of course, that's Oprah's line from the movie, but I think it will resonate with my legacy with the movie.” PeopleThinkingFilmCoursesLinesCome UpLegacyButlers Author:Lee Daniels
“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.” ThinkingKindI CanPartyAppeals Author:Lee Daniels
“I don't think anyone likes anything of mine. At the end of the day, I love it, but just because I love it... I happen to love broccoli, not a lot of people like broccoli. I always question if somebody else is going to love my films.” PeopleIfsThinkingEndsHappensFilmMinesLikesThe End Of The DayBroccoli Author:Lee Daniels
“I think that when you have audacity, you will get polarization.” ThinkingAudacityPolarization Author:Lee Daniels
“I want to go to places that are unexpected of me, because people really think they have me pegged. I want to do something different, like maybe do a space movie or a musical.” PeopleThinkingWantDifferentSpaceMusicalUnexpectedSpace Movie Author:Lee Daniels
