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John Singleton [1968-0] American

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Director, Film director

John Daniel Singleton is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for directing Boyz n the Hood. For the film, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for the award.

Age, Movies, Teacher

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I really took filmmaking very seriously... It was an honor and then a crutch also, because at a young age, I was like, I guess I'm a serious filmmaker. I never set out to be a serious filmmaker. I just set out to make movies.	Age, Movies	101
I love comics. I like to do everything I used to do when I was 14-years-old.		102
I've been nominated for Academy Awards, I know what I'm doing.		103
Because, if I'm honest, people in the white world might be appalled, but in the black world, they're making myths out of me. And I know that ain't the life.		104
I've got passion, and for people who don't, I make them see how trite their lives are.		105
We have these rules, the 'hero rules.' Like, a hero doesn't slouch. A hero walks proudly with his head up. A hero walks with a purpose. A hero's always a gentleman.		106
Cinema was my rite of passage.		107
'Baby Boy' is one of my favourite films, and Tyrese keeps telling everybody we're going to make a sequel. I mean, we have a story right now but we don't know where we're going to take it.		108
I try to keep focused on the things that really make me happy and just do those same things.		109
It's cool for me because I'm a director, but I'm also a teacher. I'm a lover of cinema, and I love working with people who are hungry and have the energy to really do better work.	Teacher	110
Now, I'm so relaxed that I have to make myself nervous. I feel better when I'm second and third guessing myself over everything. I play with the mice in my head, all the time.		111
The freshest moments in my films have always been with unknown actors.		112
Crunk music is the music of the South, it pervades every club and nightclub not only in America, but all over the world.		113
I already have legitimacy as a filmmaker and now I'm trying to do stuff that's just fun. Until I find a cool tangible subject again that I want to tackle.		114
I wanted to dress cool, and get all the ladies.		115
I've become more relaxed. When I was younger, I had more erratic, nervous tension when I was working.		116
I'm a competitive guy.		117

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