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    Posted on April 5th, 2009

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    Spike Lee reveals how he got ahead

    Film director Spike Lee, one of the few African-American filmmakers to achieve widespread success, prescribed a formula recently to college students who want to follow his example: Find a trade they love, hone their skills and work hard even when they don’t feel like it.

    “Do not believe this thing called overnight success — there is no such thing,” he told a throng inside the David Lawrence Hall on the University of Pittsburgh campus last week. “Anyone who’s a success had to bust their (rear) for it. That means when you’re tired, when you’re grumpy, when you’re sick, you have to do more.”

    Source: Chicago Sun Times

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    1. AR1
      Apr 29th

      Spike has always spoke the truth!!

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