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

~Mario Van Peebles

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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.

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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.

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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.

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I'm not in business to make money.

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I had unusual parents. We'd been to Europe. We'd been in the theater. We were sort of like the Addams Family.

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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?'

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

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

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

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Biography

Nationality: Mexican

Type: Director

Born: January 15th, 1957

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