great romantic stories. what did you say, roland? >> few and far between. >> that's right. they will are. >> so all the other movies are too much about crime and the hood and all that? >> that's not what our existence. we're not all about extremes. we're not all about stereotypes. we have nuances of our existence that make real stories. like with "home court advantage," my novel that we're turning into a film now, it's a little bit just right. it's a little bit "sex & the city." it's a little bit "jerry maguire." i don't know if you remember this, went on tour and you were a beat reporter in some city. >> dallas. >> and we were struggling young writers, you gave us one of our first great interviews. we were having a struggle getting our stories told. i remember as a young producer trying to present something to a studio exec, talking about african-american skiing at the black ski summit. and a studio executive says to me black folks ski? it's like yes, yes, we do. you know these stories. >> let me ask you a question.