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John Singleton on meeting Ice Cube while he was interning at The Arsenio Hall Show and how that eventually led to him casting him in "Boyz N the Hood" 02:02
Interview: John Singleton
John Singleton on the experience of filming "Boyz N the Hood" in the neighborhood where he grew up 02:04
Interview: John Singleton
John Singleton on casting Laurence Fishburne in "Boyz N the Hood," who he had met while working on Pee-Wee's Playhouse 01:06
Interview: John Singleton | Show: Pee-Wee's Playhouse
John Singleton on working as a production assistant/security guard on Pee-Wee's Playhouse and what he learned from Paul Reubens 00:53
Interview: John Singleton | Show: Pee-Wee's Playhouse
John Singleton on being a director's intern on The Arsenio Hall Show and what the experience taught him about directing for television 02:08
Interview: John Singleton | Show: Arsenio Hall Show, The
John Singleton on The Arsenio Hall Show being the only variety show that would put on hip hop and R&B artists at that time 00:32
Interview: John Singleton | Show: Arsenio Hall Show, The
John Singleton on meeting Ice Cube while he was interning at The Arsenio Hall Show and how that eventually led to him casting him in "Boyz N the Hood" 02:25
Interview: John Singleton | Show: Arsenio Hall Show, The
John Singleton on cold-calling the writers of American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson to tell them he wanted to direct it 00:53
Interview: John Singleton | Show: American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson
John Singleton on African American culture around the time he was born (in 1968) and how that affected his parents' generation and his own generation in terms of their identity and their artistic pursuits 02:11
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: Historic Events and Social Change
John Singleton on how seeing "Star Wars" when he was nine made him understand what a director does 00:39
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: Creative Influences and Inspiration
John Singleton on how seeing "Star Wars" when he was nine made him understand what a director does 00:39
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: Pivotal Career Moments
John Singleton on the importance of movies to him when he was growing up 02:36
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: Creative Influences and Inspiration
John Singleton on the importance of movies to him when he was growing up 02:36
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: Pivotal Career Moments
John Singleton on changing junior high schools of his own volition (without moving or permission), and how this led him to meeting children of people in the film business who also aspired to be filmmakers 06:56
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: Creative Influences and Inspiration
John Singleton on changing junior high schools of his own volition (without moving or permission), and how this led him to meeting children of people in the film business who also aspired to be filmmakers 06:56
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: Pivotal Career Moments
John Singleton on attending USC Film School: "It was a revelation for me" 02:34
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: Creative Influences and Inspiration
John Singleton on attending USC Film School: "It was a revelation for me" 02:34
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: Pivotal Career Moments
John Singleton on seeing the film "She's Gotta Have It," meeting Spike Lee and telling him, "I'm going to USC Film School in two weeks. Watch out for me. I'm coming" 02:39
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: Creative Influences and Inspiration
John Singleton on seeing the film "She's Gotta Have It," meeting Spike Lee and telling him, "I'm going to USC Film School in two weeks. Watch out for me. I'm coming" 02:39
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: Pivotal Career Moments
John Singleton on seeing a screening of Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" and how it made him determined to find his own voice and tell his own stories 01:59
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: Creative Influences and Inspiration
John Singleton on seeing a screening of Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" and how it made him determined to find his own voice and tell his own stories 01:59
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: Pivotal Career Moments
John Singleton on getting his first agent based on the strength of the screenplay to "Boyz N the Hood" 02:01
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: First Big Break
John Singleton on getting his first agent based on the strength of the screenplay to "Boyz N the Hood" 02:01
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: Pivotal Career Moments
John Singleton on The Arsenio Hall Show being the only variety show that would put on hip hop and R&B artists at that time 00:32
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: Underrepresented Voices
John Singleton on The Arsenio Hall Show being the only variety show that would put on hip hop and R&B artists at that time 00:32
Interview: John Singleton | Topic: Representation on Television
John Singleton on casting Laurence Fishburne in "Boyz N the Hood," who he had met while working on Pee-Wee's Playhouse 00:23
Interview: John Singleton
On her typical set location when she does hair, and on coloring hair; on dealing with wigs and hair extensions on shows like Seinfeld; on dealing with actors who are unhappy with their hair 10:22
Interview: Judy Crown
On styling hair for Murphy Brown; on working with the cast of Murphy Brown including Grant Shaud and Faith Ford, and on doing Candice Bergen's hair differently for different settings; on working on Murphy Brown during the Dan Quayle controversy 11:54
Interview: Judy Crown