Quotes by Malcolm D. Lee

About Malcolm D. Lee:

Malcolm D. Lee is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has directed such films as Undercover Brother, The Best Man, Roll Bounce, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, and Soul Men. He also directed an episode of the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. He is the cousin of film director Spike Lee, and is a graduate of Packer Collegiate Institute and Georgetown University. He directed an installment in the Scary Movie franchise, Scary Movie 5. In 2013, he directed The Best Man Holiday, a sequel to The Best Man.
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I had a strong vision for 'The Best Man Holiday,' so I was able to translate that to the actors and ultimately to the screen. Things can't get too heavy or too outrageously funny; it has to strike a balance. Tone is everything. If you've set the righ...

Malcolm D. Lee

If you look at 'The Best Man,' there's a lot of humor in that, but I never consider that movie a comedy. I felt that it was a drama with comedic elements and comedic parts to it.

Malcolm D. Lee

I did no research on 'The Best Man.' That was something that came out from my own head.

Malcolm D. Lee

Holidays have been commercialized. It has become about material things. But the holidays are about sharing stories and being in each other's presence.

Malcolm D. Lee

I'm driven more by my heart more than anything else, and my head, and sometimes those things are counterintuitive.

Malcolm D. Lee

I've made it my mission to make movies starring African American actors and about the African American experience and put them in the mainstream. They're very universal stories I've told - every movie I've done.

Malcolm D. Lee

'The Big Chill' had a bunch of really talented actors, a great soundtrack, and the college connections that the characters shared. It's one of those movies I glean something different from every time I watch it.

Malcolm D. Lee

Kids are taking music for free all the time. They have Spotify, Pandora... The record companies aren't making the kind of music that they used to make. Artists make their money on tours, not from album sales.

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Author Bio

  • NameMalcolm D. Lee
  • DescriptionFilm director
  • BornJanuary 11, 1970
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Screenwriter