Spike Lee talks politics
Dayton, February 19, 2008 Lee said he supports Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination.
Dressed in a sweater, jeans and ball cap, Lee spoke of growing
up in New York City, being a fairly average student at Morehouse
College in Atlanta, and becoming a director.
"At first, I didn't know that people actually made movies,"
Lee said of his childhood. "We would go to the movies on the
weekend and stay until our parents dragged us out.
"I didn't decide to become a filmmaker until I went to college.
But I did realize that the richness of the African-American
experience that I saw on the corner every day was not on the
screen."
Last week, Lee was in Columbus to receive the $50,000 Wexner
Prize that recognizes innovation, quality and integrity among
artists.