Lee Daniels is sharing his candid ideas and diving into the world of tv.

The 64-year-old director is most well-known for making films, however he obtained into TV with Empire, which went on to be a success collection on Fox.

However, whereas the present was successful for a number of years, operating for six seasons, the filmmaker says it was “the worst experience” he’s had.

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“I don’t like staying in the same lane just as a creative. When I got into television, I really just wanted to be able to answer to suits,” he instructed The Film Stage. “I wanted to know what that experience was like. All of my friends, they get notes and sh-t. And I’m like, ‘What is that like?!’ You know what I mean? Because every film of mine had been independent. All of my sh-t is independent. You know, my first movie was developed with drug money. Monster’s Ball. We won the first Black woman an Oscar. Every one of my films has been independently financed where I’m able to do my thing and nobody is in my head.”

“I only did Empire just so I could see what that experience was like,” Lee continued, including that it was horrible. “Absolutely the worst experience. Horrible! But guess what? F–king that money, money, money! I was able to put my kids through college and sh-t. So that in itself was worth it.”

Lee additionally famous that he didn’t perceive what they have been doing whereas making Empire.

“I was too busy about Cookie’s hat and the music hat I was trying to get to realize that I was shifting, literally, the culture,” he stated. “That I had single-handedly shifted it with my show. That there wouldn’t have been a Black Panther, that there wouldn’t have been an Insecure. There wouldn’t have been a Black-ish. All of that sh-t happened because I did what I did. I was bold enough to say I don’t give a f–k about these notes that they’re giving me. I’m going to f–king do what I want to do because I don’t need you. Do you know what I mean?”

Since Empire, Lee additionally created and labored on Star, which had a crossover with Empire at one level. He has additionally produced a number of different TV initiatives like Our Kind of People, The Wonder Years and most just lately, The Ms. Pat Show.

Lee‘s newest characteristic movie is the horror film The Deliverance, which just lately premiered on Netflix. Watch the trailer right here!