Actor Danny Glover talks to broadcaster Samira Ahmed about his career, growing up in San Francisco and working with Mel Gibson. Glover also discusses the influence of his mother and grandmother on his life and how his acting developed in films such as The Colour Purple (1985), Lethal Weapon (1987) and To Sleep With Anger (1990).
This is part of the British Film Institutes Blackstar celebration, celebrating the range, versatility and power of black actors.