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

- 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, Excuse me, let me tak…

- 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 then model behavior that …

- Mario Van Peebles

People are now looking at the world in terms of axis of evil and evil-doers and by logical extension good-doers, and that's a very polarised look at …

- Mario Van Peebles

I'm not in business to make money.

- Mario Van Peebles

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

- Mario Van Peebles

I went from being Mario who? to Mario baby!

- Mario Van Peebles

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

- Mario Van Peebles