Character Quote by John Singleton

When I did 'Boyz N The Hood', I never thought how we grew up in South Central was interesting enough for a movie.

— Ice Cube

This is going to sound ridiculous, but I remember watching 'Boyz n the Hood,' and there is a scene where Cuba Gooding, Jr. gets…

— Ryan Gosling

When I was a kid, my aunt snuck us into see 'Boyz n the Hood.'

— Nnamdi Asomugha

I grew up with 2 older brothers, the oldest of which was big into film. Hanging around him got me seeing so much good…

— Charles Forsman

As of late, 'Boyz n the Hood' really impacted me because I grew up in that same neighborhood. It was the first time I…

— Wendy Raquel Robinson

I try to do the same thing when I'm with young actors who are new and unsure. I try to do the same thing…

— Nia Long

It really upsets me that the media insists on turning 'Do the Right Thing' or 'Boyz N the Hood' into 'black films.' They are…

— Bill Duke

I want to have conversations, because they give you confidence in your choices. I learned it first on Boyz n the Hood, but it…

— Nia Long

I don't want to be in somebody else's movie, and then they make all the money. I've gotten offers to do the movies, but…

— Eazy-E

Well, for the transition from rapper to actor, I was fortunate that director John Singleton pursued me for about two years to be in…

— Ice Cube

'Boyz-n-the-Hood' was actually supposed to be written for Eazy's group. He had a group out in New York called Home Boys Only, called HBO.…

— Ice Cube

When you're riding around with the fellas, you want to listen to something real masculine, like 'Boyz-in-the-Hood.' How would it look riding around and…

— MC Ren