There isn't a more fiercely opinionated filmmaker working today than Spike Lee. Ask him a question on just about any given subject, and you will get an honest answer. Engage him on the subject of basketball (in particular, his beloved New York Knicks), and he could willingly speak passionately and knowledgeably about the grandest game to ever be played for hours on end. While his films can be quite nuanced ("Do the Right Thing" and "25th Hour" are basically cinematic Rorschach tests, inviting multiple interpretations), when it's just Spike and a mic, you're going to get his unvarnished take.

Lee's openness has gotten him in trouble many times, but when it comes to naming the greatest living actor working today, he's on rock-solid ground. There are many right answers here: Meryl Streep, Al

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