Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels
Lee Louis Daniels is an American film and television producer and director. He produced Monster's Ball and directed Precious, which received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Director; the film won two of the awards. In 2012, Daniels directed The Butler, a historical fiction drama featuring an ensemble cast portraying unique events on the 20th century presidents of the United States at the White House. Daniels is also a co-creator, executive producer and director of the television series Empire that...
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth24 December 1959
CityPhiladelphia, PA
Because this character is interracial and struggles with all sorts of issues because of that, I thought she was perfect.
I never saw Glitter, but I liked her work in the other film. Because this character is interracial and struggles with all sorts of issues, I thought she was perfect.
I never saw 'Glitter,' but I liked her work in the other film. Because this character is interracial and struggles with all sorts of issues because of that, I thought she was perfect.
When you're traveling, you can take it with you. You can use it for walking and I've done that many times actually trying to find restaurants.
I never saw Glitter, but I liked her work in the other film.
My philosophy has always been, you don't put your name in front of a movie.
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.
Being the first person to go to college that really related to me from the movie [The Butler] because being black and going to college everyone puts so much hope into you.
I like all my work equally. I look at the projects as children. I look at the experience more than the end result.
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.
I grew up hardcore. I learned to be more responsible - and fiscally responsible - you know, I just wanna be a kid again! Do a musical, have tons of time or something.
I think that when you have audacity, you will get polarization.
I don't work with fear, and I don't work with actors that are fearful.
I'm not tough when it comes to people criticizing the people that I protect, and those are the actors. It makes them scared to do it again for another director.