Or maybe satisfied is the wrong word.

Absolutely the worst experience.

the director-producer says ina new interviewwith The Film Stage.

Lee Daniels

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F*cking that money, money, money!

I was able to put my kids through college and shit.

So that in itself was worth it.

Terrence Howard / a picture of soul singer Marvin Gaye circa 1976

When I got into television, I really just wanted to be able to answer to suits.

I wanted to know what that experience was like.

I have final cut at Netflix because otherwise I wasnt interested in doing the film, he said.

But they wanted they meaning Netflix wanted jump scares every second.

And I did not know how to do that.

And I said, Listen, man, I cant do this.

I dont know how… it does not compute.'

He goes on to say that his favorite movies were character-based horror films like The ExorcistandRosemarys BabyandThe Omen.