As it turned out, it wasnt great, with Daniels describing the making ofEmpireas horrible.
He added, Absolutely the worst experience.
Fucking that money, money, money!
Lee Daniels attends “The Deliverance” Los Angeles premiere.Presley Ann/Getty Images for Netflix
I was able to put my kids through college and shit.
So that in itself was worth it.
Daniels explained that he was interested in working for bigger studios after spending years making independent films.
I wanted to know what that experience was like.
All of my friends, they get notes and shit.
And Im like, What is that like?!
You know what I mean?
Because every film of mine had been independent.
All of my shit is independent.
He added, You know, my first movie was developed with drug money.Monsters Ball.
We won the first Black woman an Oscar.
Be careful with touching,' he recalled.
These are all things that I do in my room when I work.
And then they said, And you cant say the N-word.
I said, I cant have this conversation.
I need to know who I can call on you.
Because you have me triggered.
Youre not going to play these games with me.'
Daniels new film,The Deliverance, is on Netflix now.
The cast also includes Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Omar Epps, and Caleb McLaughlin.
