He said, let not unclean things be mentioned among you even as it befits holy people. And I had a class with him the next period and I asked him, I said, why'd you do that? And he opened up his Bible and showed me a scripture in Ephesians 5:3. Now, I thought it was some type of stunt. He opened up his briefcase and set his books out and was about to start his lunch, and everyone turned - and Frank Kim(ph) turned to him and said, when was the first time you had sex? And Sean looked around the table at everybody, put his books back into his briefcase, closed the briefcase and left the table. I'm waiting.Īnd Sean came and sat down at the table. I'm, like, 17 and I'm waiting for someone to ask me. And one day - and I carried a Bible at that time myself - but one day we were all sitting around at a lunch, and we're talking about when the first person had sex and all that. He had - he was one of the most popular people there, but you know, he wore suit and tie to school every day, carried a briefcase - very mannerable, you know. You know, my father got mad one time when there was a kid and started talking, you know, because he didn't want anybody to know that they were - we were home.īut when I was 17, I came across a young man in school named Sean Mitchell(ph), and he was interesting because he always stood apart from everybody else. I came across, and like most people, I was told that, you know, when we heard the Witnesses on the walk - saw them walking up the street, you know, you like, immediately shut the curtains and act like nobody was home.
MARTIN: Now, it's my understanding that you were raised as a Jehovah's Witness, is that right? That's what Christians are supposed to do if you're a Christian. The apostles and Jesus himself, they went door to door. This good news of the kingdom must be preached. You know, it's actually a mandate from the Bible itself to go door to door. HOWARD: Well, it's interesting because they don't do it as a tradition.
MARTIN: Now that may be the closest that many people ever get to Jehovah's Witnesses, Terrence Howard, so… They're disguising themselves as Jehovah's Witnesses. They got 1,600 Marines there in Afghanistan, and they're going cave to cave, and these Marines… DAVID LETTERMAN (Comedian, Talk Show Host): We're very close now to smoking out Osama bin Laden.
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(Soundbite of TV show "The Late Show with David Letterman") MARTIN: Now, the film takes its name from a tradition among Jehovah's Witnesses, literally going door to door with their message, which has been the subject of many jokes which the film actually acknowledges right up front. TERRENCE HOWARD (Actor): Thanks for having me. He joins us from his home in Los Angeles. Terrence Howard joins us now to tell us more about the film and his personal connection to the subject. It was produced by Joel Engardio and Tom Shepard. On tonight's broadcast, he'll introduce viewers to a film called "Knocking".
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And now, he is the host of the PBS documentary series "Independent Lens". His Oscar nomination for "Hustle & Flow" made him a star. That's an ethic he's held close throughout his career in Hollywood. Terrence Howard chooses roles that speak to him. I'm Michel Martin, and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News.
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