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.

 . Career
Singleton's 1991 film debut Boyz n the Hood received Academy Award nods for Best Screenplay and Director. Press of Mississippi.

John Daniel Singleton (born January 6 1968) is an American film director screenwriter and producer. He branched out into mainstream territory with the blockbusters 2 Fast 2 Furious and Four Brothers.