Filmmaker Lee Daniels Reveals Why He Really Did the 'Empire' TV Show, Says It Was the 'Worst Experience'
justjared.comLee Daniels is sharing his candid thoughts and diving into the world of television. The 64-year-old director is most well known for making movies, but he got into TV with Empire, which went on to be a hit series on Fox.
However, while the show was a success for several years, running for six seasons, the filmmaker says it was “the worst experience” he’s had. Keep reading to find out more… “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 told 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.
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