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Spike Lee

"Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was your job to perform for the master after dinner."

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"Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was your job to perform for the master after dinner."

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"We always admire the other person more after we've tried to do his job."

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"There's only one shot you have at a movie, and that's your best shot. If you can't give it that, don't go. They're paying you! You gotta do a job for them."

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"Universal was absolutely marvelous about sitting down with me and listening to my input. It wasn't something where they chose a bunch of songs that were best sellers. They did a marvelous job on the packaging. It's a beautiful tribute."

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"All leaders share something in common. They feel they are the only ones who can do the job."

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"Everybody's got a job to do, and I do mine as best I can."

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"Sure it's a big job; but I don't know anyone who can do it better than I can."

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"I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I want an Oscar nomination. That's your job, that's what I'm paying you for. And I got it."

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"The unions still have a job to do, representing their members' interests to governments and parliaments. And I think collective agreements still have a role, alongside markets and laws."

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