you have danny glover teaching young blood a few things at the telemarketing firm.one of those 50 years ago protesting at san francisco state, as was your dad. tell us about that history. boots riley: danny glover and my father met at san francisco state, educating and organizing the san francisco state. not being the organizers, but some of them. that strike created the first ethnic studies program in the united states. people passed the right measures, but they were forced to. it is a great 360 spiral. amy goodman: using something other than the white voice toto get wt t they wanted.d. boots riley: exactly. maybe someone usused that along the waway, but they had the backup of shutting down the school in order to force their hand. amy goodman: you will have to go in a few minutes. boots riley: sorry. amy goododman: the success of your film requires you traipsing off here and there. boots riley: yeah. amy goodman: but before you go, especially for young people to hear about your life and the life decisions you've made that have brought you to this point, can you tal

. >>> now it's time for an interview with danny glover.n" is a who's who of hollywood royalty. at its core, the legendary robert redford. >> you know what i do, i jump out the window. >> reporter: alongside sissy spacek and the incomparable danny glover. >> you're black, you're poor, you're ugly, you're a woman. you're nothing at all. >> reporter: it's the true story of forrest tucker, a bank robber. >> what do you do? >> well, that's a secret. >> why is that? >> if i told you, you probably wouldn't want to see me again. >> they know how to escape from jail. >> reporter: it's a true story. >> it's a true story. >> i know what i'm doing. >> i do too, but i also know what i'm capable of, and these days, those are two different things. >> reporter: what would you say is the lesson learned for the viewers and for yourself? >> my own mortality, and i don't think that in any film that i have done, even if i played the range of age or whatever the age, that i never thought about my own mortality in such a way. >> reporter: glover plays the sideki