When you make the decision to leave politics out of anything you do, then that's a political act in itself.
"People see me in that capacity a lot, but it's not something I'd be comfortable with, it's not something I've ever presented myself as, a spokesman for 45 million African-Americans. I do realise I have a platform to speak, and when I do say stuff, I'm saying what I think, not speaking on behalf of every black person. And something else I've learnt as I've gotten mature is that I can't speak out about everything. In the past I might have, but now I choose."
| A quote from film director Spike Lee, in response to being asked if he felt like (or liked being seen as) a spokesperson for African Americans, in the Independent UK's reader-based profile "Spike Lee: You Ask The Questions"
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