I had unusual parents. We’d been to Europe. We’d been in the theater. We were sort of like the Addams Family. Mario Van Peebles Read Quote
My father, Melvin van Peebles, and my mother were both very active politically when I was a kid. The first time I was allowed to stay up late was to attend a demonstration. Mario Van Peebles Read Quote
We think birth is a miracle and death is a tragedy, but really they’re flip sides of the same coin – anything born is gonna die. Mario Van Peebles Read Quote
When young people see movies like ‘Gandhi ‘or ‘JFK,’ there is an element of romanticization of these powerful people, and young people often feel a huge distance between their own lives and the lives of these social-change heroes. But the Panthers were flawed-up people from the streets, so it’s easier to identify with them. Mario Van Peebles Read Quote
My dad always said there’s four phases in an actor/director’s life. There’s ‘Mario Who?’ There’s ‘Get me Mario!’ ‘Get me a young Mario,’ and ‘Mario Who?’ Mario Van Peebles Read Quote
When you make a film that is based in reality, reality will come up all around it. Mario Van Peebles Read Quote
My father told me you have two loves in your life: What you do and the people you’re with. Mario Van Peebles Read Quote
When I came out to Hollywood, I discovered the perfect place for my creative madness – Cannon Pictures. Mario Van Peebles Read Quote
