When I got finished, Gershwin paid me the ultimate compliment. He said, 'Boy, even I couldn't do that.'
“I've read every one of Donald Goines' books. So as soon as I heard there was an opportunity for one of his novels to be turned into a movie, I jumped at the opportunity.”
“I was on the San Diego school board for 4 years, where I watched children successfully matriculate into elementary schools from Head Start programs from all around our city.”