John Singleton — American Director born on January 06, 1968,

John Daniel Singleton is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for directing Boyz n the Hood in 1991. 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. Singleton is a native of South Los Angeles and many of his early films, such as Poetic Justice, Higher Learning, and Baby Boy, consider the implications of inner-city violence. Some of his other films include dramas such as Rosewood in addition to action films such as Shaft, 2 Fast 2 Furious, and Four Brothers... (wikipedia)

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.
I've got passion, and for people who don't, I make them see how trite their lives are.
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.
Cinema was my rite of passage.
I try to keep focused on the things that really make me happy and just do those same things.