Biography

Cousin of Spike Lee, Joie Lee, Cinqué Lee, and David Lee.

Graduated from Georgetown University.

Nephew of Bill Lee.

Turned down a writing assignment to write a rom com for Whitney Houston and Will Smith because the studio wouldn't agree to let him direct the project.

Nephew of Consuela Lee Morehead.

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

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

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 right tone, you can get away with a lot of stuff. You can get away with making people cry.

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

When you're in your 20s, you're a little more carefree; you're single. You have a very different way of looking at the world and experiencing the world. But later in your 30s when you have children, a career, career obstacles, mortgages, car payments and relationships you have to negotiate, that's a very different life. There's a little more angst.