My mother passed away when I was 14, so there were certain things I missed in terms of upbringing. Maybe my mother would have said, ‘You have to get a real job.’ I don’t know because I didn’t have that experience. My fortes in school were Spanish, sports, reading and theater. That’s what they encouraged. Joie Lee Read Quote
Even now, most people call me Joy or Joe Lee or Joey. It’s all fine with me. The only time I correct them is when they refer to me as Spike Lee’s sister. Joie Lee Read Quote
I considered myself one of the boys. My brothers didn’t spoil me at all, not at all. I was very tomboyish. It wasn’t as if I was like a princess or anything like that. Joie Lee Read Quote
I was not raised to be someone’s wife. I was raised so that things should be evenly distributed. Joie Lee Read Quote
