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As a storyteller, when you see somebody who is the character you envisioned, you feel this energy in the room.

~John Singleton

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All the kids looked up to my father because he was known to be that dude who knocks people out.

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When I was small, in the early '70s, my mother took me to see 'Cooley High.'

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The cinema saved me from being a delinquent. I could have been, but I didn't get caught up. I never was going to get arrested or anything.

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I'm not a Beverly Hills dude.

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When I was in my 20s, I was out of control in terms of what I would do to defend my vision. There are black film-makers and storytellers who take a back seat to just get it done. It's good, but it's not right there. It's been compromised.

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One of the biggest regrets of my whole career was turning down an offer to direct on the first season of 'The Wire.' That would have been so perfect for me.

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There's hardly any precedent for a guy like me to have the career that I've had. Because I grew up the way I grew up, I'm an in-your-face kind of guy. I developed that as a defense mechanism to survive in the streets. I do that in Hollywood in the service of my passion.

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I like to be an idea person. I like to pull different people together and find new talent.

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The plain truth is, 'Fruitvale Station' was made totally outside the Hollywood studio system, and every ounce of the picture feels authentic. The lives of the people involved in the movie will never be the same.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: January 6th, 1968

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