It's an impressive body of work not just because of its quantity but its quality (he has won two Emmys and been nominated for two Oscars, a Golden Globe and an Emmy) and its range. But even those who know his work well are likely to have missed some gems, too. Everybody who knows his work well has their own list (Girl 6, She Hate Me and Bamboozled often come up). Inevitably, given the volume, there have been some duds.
In the 28 years since he emerged as a director with She's Gotta Have It, Lee has made 19 movies and four documentaries for the big screen and more than a dozen movies and documentaries for TV. But that's still what Spike is worried about." Anywhere in America and on pretty much any continent people know him by sight and want to connect with him. It's difficult to think of many film directors who are as well known as he is. "Paradoxically, it's the one thing he doesn't have to worry about. "He's very concerned about having a place in film history," says an old screenwriter friend who has known Lee since he started out but did not wish to be named.
So much so that he's framed their good wishes and surrounded himself with them lest he, or anyone else, forget. Anxious to showcase the appreciation of his peers, he clearly cares deeply what people think about him. Now it's clear just how disingenuous that answer was. "I can't worry too much about what people say or think or what their perception of me is because that gets in the way of me doing the work." Only 20 minutes ago he had patted away a question about how he navigates negative public perceptions of him. By the end of the tour there's been an ANC flag signed by Nelson Mandela, an Obama campaign poster signed by the president and several things signed by Michael Jordan, to list but a few. First he goes to a huge French poster for On the Waterfront signed by director Elia Kazan then the Italian poster of The Godfather signed by Francis Ford Coppola then La Strada and The Dolce Vita signed by Fellini.
A slight man with thin skin.īut when it's over he uncoils to volunteer a tour of his Brooklyn offices. He is dressed all in black – sneakers, windcheater, jogging bottoms and top – as if the interview was still-born and he has shown up for the funeral in casual wear. "Well I'm asking you," I keep pointing out, hoping, in vain, for a credible answer.
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