Father Told Quotes by Mario Van Peebles

If I or any other black can deliver at the box office, I'll get a lot of work. Too many young actors, regardless of…

— Mario Van Peebles

There is definitely places in America where, if you're born into that environment, your chances of getting out are really, really limited.

— Mario Van Peebles

I went from being 'Mario who?' to 'Mario baby!

— Mario Van Peebles

In some ways truth is stranger than fiction.

— Mario Van Peebles

No matter what color you are, if you mentor some little boy or girl, you make a huge difference in their lives because they…

— Mario Van Peebles

My father told me you have two loves in your life: What you do and the people youre with.

— Mario Van Peebles

My father, Melvin van Peebles, and my mother were both very active politically when I was a kid. The first time I was allowed…

— Mario Van Peebles

We think birth is a miracle and death is a tragedy, but really they're flip sides of the same coin - anything born is…

— Mario Van Peebles

History is written by the winners. The books say the Indians were bad guys and the whites just needed a little land. It's like,…

— Mario Van Peebles

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

I'm not in business to make money.

— Mario Van Peebles

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 Van Peebles

My father told me you have two loves in your life: What you do and the people you're with.

— Mario Van Peebles

When I came out to Hollywood, I discovered the perfect place for my creative madness - Cannon Pictures.

— Mario Van Peebles

When you make a film that is based in reality, reality will come up all around it.

— Mario Van Peebles