Mario Van Peebles Quotes
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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My aunt is a newscaster in Lubbock, Texas, and she got a letter that said, 'Natalie Maines will be shot dead at their show in Dallas, Texas,' with the date of our concert. It was freaky to see that in writing.
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I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.
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That's what I like about Neil Jordan's films: everyone is better at what they do than you are.
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The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity.
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I've always been open about my life not because my story is unique, but because it isn't.
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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
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There's definitely a whole different vibe on the set when there's like basically royalty working with us. We could have whatever we wanted. I felt like Britney Spears.
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If you're conservative in Hollywood, you're on a list of people who need to be put in their place.
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You have to know what club you are playing for, or you just play for yourself. Every time I put on a Liverpool shirt, I know it is more than just a football game.
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I was kind of loathe to go on social media. I find the trolling unacceptable, and I never wanted to look like I was someone who would accept that.
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I think every major character I've played was originally for an older woman. I have no idea what that says. I guess I'm mature for my age.
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A big element of what they regard as conformity is simply a desire to have an audience.
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Europe is especially vulnerable to terrorists who may hide among the refugees pouring across its borders.
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As far as money goes, there's a saying in Denmark: 'Your last suit doesn't have any pockets.' You can't take it with you. You can make all the money you want, but who cares?
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What surprises me, what amazes me, is that it seems the military people were expecting to stumble on large quantities of gas, chemical weapons and biological weapons.
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I knew I wanted considerable education so that I wouldn't have to work as hard as my parents.
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Most organisms have loads of junk DNA - less pejoratively, noncoding DNA - cluttering their cells.
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Men don't avoid successful women because they're jealous; they often do it to avoid being in competition with her next job promotion.
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Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt.
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My enthusiasm seems to cause my world to endlessly offer me cooperative, co-creating experiences. I'm willing and I'm eager, and not just about my writing - I feel the same way about staying in shape, enjoying my family, giving a lecture, or whatever it may be.
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Nowhere on earth has more soul than Detroit.
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My mom always taught me to stand up for what I believe in.
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I feel like I'm always on the right side of wrong and trying to shout out for the underdog.
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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?'