8 Quotes & Sayings By Lee Daniels

Lee Daniels is an Academy Award, Emmy, BAFTA, Golden Globe, Grammy and Peabody Award-winning director and producer. His feature films include: Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire; The Paperboy; The Woodsman; Get on the Bus; The Last Dragon; Shadowboxer; Monster's Ball; Shadow of Doubt; Shadowboxer: 25th Anniversary Edition; Shadowboxer: 30th Anniversary Edition. His many television series credits include: Star, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Search, The Bad News Bears, A Different World and Empire.

1
My mission is to let black kids know that their dreams can happen. Lee Daniels
2
People enjoy making fun of people who are famous they love putting people down. Lee Daniels
3
Here's the thing: I think the media underestimates the intelligence of the moviegoer. We need to be fulfilled. People want to sit down and think, and I try to make people think. Lee Daniels
4
I'm always more comfortable and in a good place when I'm with friends because I know they trust me. I'm able to get great performances from people who trust me. Lee Daniels
5
I'm in a great place because I trust people behind the camera as I go off, and I still go back to my day job and do film. Lee Daniels
6
I love actors, and I'm very protective of them. I trust them. It's a mutual trust. Lee Daniels
7
I don't profess to be Shonda Rhimes by any stretch of the imagination, or Dick Wolf. They're icons. I'm a filmmaker. Lee Daniels