Let your legacy speak and stop complaining, man, he said.
Are we really in this for the awards?
These whiny people that think were owed something are incomprehensible and reprehensible to me.
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I dont expect acknowledgment or acceptance from white America.
Im going to be me.
Daniels previously directedLee Daniels The Butler, which was snubbed by the Golden Globes and Oscars.
But his earlier film,Precious, won two Academy Awards out of six total nominations.
Daniels also discussed social issues earlier this month on the daytime talk showThe Real.
I wouldnt be where I was if I embraced racism, he said.
If I embraced it, then it became real.
And if it became real, I would be an angry black man.
The full list of nominations for the 2017 awards ceremony will be announced on Jan. 24.
