Early Quote by John Singleton Download Open image “When I was small, in the early '70s, my mother took me to see 'Cooley High.'” — John Singleton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Early High Mother Parenting See Small
As a kid, I was a dancer in Dick Whittington, Snow White and Cinderella. When I was 14, I played Baby Bear. I had… — Sheridan Smith Copy Share Image
Everyone around me was super-cool and laid back and skinny and tan and volleyball-y, and I was just this neurotic kid who was singing… — Rachel Bloom Copy Share Image
When I came out of school, my mum was one of the youngest mums waiting at the gate. She was the cool mum on… — Tamzin Outhwaite Copy Share Image
The '80s was wild compared to my real small childhood, which was late '70s. — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
In '87, I was about 9 years old, and so at that point I was wearing, like, fluorescent green T-shirts and acid-wash jeans and… — Malin Akerman Copy Share Image
I've got passion, and for people who don't, I make them see how trite their lives are. — John Singleton Copy Share Image
The plain truth is, 'Fruitvale Station' was made totally outside the Hollywood studio system, and every ounce of the picture feels authentic. The lives… — John Singleton Copy Share Image
There's this guy: his name, Sedik Ali. He's like the African Kurosawa. You know how Kurosawa does stuff from feudal Japan? This guy does… — John Singleton Copy Share Image
I just try to make the best film possible, and once the movie's done, we deal with the DVD. — John Singleton Copy Share Image
The more people who see a film, the more life it has. But I don't like when people watch DVDs and look at two… — John Singleton Copy Share Image
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… — John Singleton Copy Share Image
I've become more relaxed. When I was younger, I had more erratic, nervous tension when I was working. — John Singleton Copy Share Image
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… — John Singleton Copy Share Image
One of the biggest regrets of my whole career was turning down an offer to direct on the first season of 'The Wire.' That… — John Singleton Copy Share Image
I make notes about things I see in films that really affect me, like the ending of 'Jules and Jim.' I think about how… — John Singleton Copy Share Image
I was also known as Frodo because I was an early adopter of 'The Lord of the Rings. — Tom Perrotta Copy Share Image
It's very easy to fool yourself that you're working, you know, when you're really not working very hard. I mean, I'm very lazy. So… — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
I definitely count my blessings. I feel like I've had such a great ride. Early on, to be able to work with some of… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
I had been exposed to bitcoin early. I thought the consumer application of it felt, to me, further away. I thought there would be… — Brad Garlinghouse Copy Share Image
In the beginning, if you look at those early label albums of the Chicks, we didn't write all that much. We had an A&R… — Martie Maguire Copy Share Image
With 'Aurangzeb,' I just knew that the film wasn't going to work, though I think it was one of my most underrated performances. I… — Arjun Kapoor Copy Share Image
I grew up in the early '60s, and there was a lot of civil rights, a lot of unrest in our country. — Herm Edwards Copy Share Image
The early days were really difficult because it was constant no's, I didn't have an agent. I always knew that I had something to… — Madelyn Cline Copy Share Image
The game business arose from computer programs that were written by and for young men in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They worked… — Brenda Laurel Copy Share Image