Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is an American film director and actor best known for directing New Jack City in 1991. He is the son of film-maker Melvin Van Peebles. Read full biography of 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 gonna die.
No matter what color you are, if you mentor some little boy or girl, you make a huge difference in their lives because they then model behavior that... →
When young people see movies like 'Gandhi 'or 'JFK,' there is an element of romanticization of these powerful people, and young... →
My father told me you have two loves in your life: What you do and the people you're with.
When I came out to Hollywood, I discovered the perfect place for my creative madness - Cannon Pictures.
When you make a film that is based in reality, reality will come up all around it.
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 their color, try to play an... →
If you sort of treat the environment in sort of this mechanical, industrial way that there's a disconnect between man and the environment... →
I had unusual parents. We'd been to Europe. We'd been in the theater. We were sort of like the Addams Family.
I went from being 'Mario who?' to 'Mario baby!
I'm not in business to make money.
There is definitely places in America where, if you're born into that environment, your chances of getting out are really, really limited.
My dad always said there's four phases in an actor/director's life. There's 'Mario Who?' There's 'Get me Mario!'... →
Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is an American film director and actor best known for directing New Jack City in 1991. He is the son of film-maker Melvin Van Peebles.