Melvin Van Peebles Quotes

No one - black, white, or any different - walks away from a three-picture deal with a studio. That's every filmmaker's dream. But it wasn't mine.

Melvin Van Peebles

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 21, 1932

Topics

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There's no doubt that there's certain songs and arrangements of music that release a chemical reaction in my brain. This sounds a little goofy, but I really believe that. It's such a euphoric experience that I sort of want to chase that experience as often as possible.

McG

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I think New Orleans is such a beautiful city. It looks like a fairytale when you walk through the French Quarter or the Garden District. There is such a lush sense of color, style, architecture - and the people themselves.

Anika Noni Rose

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Jewelry takes people's minds off your wrinkles.

Sonja Henie

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I've found the entire process of being pregnant to be such a miraculous, beautiful time.

Mary Helen Bowers

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When you're a black man in a hoodie, all of a sudden you're a criminal. That's something we shouldn't have to deal with, but we do. It's a double standard. We can't cover our head when it's cold and raining because God forbid someone sees us and puts our life in danger.

Mike Colter

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My personal style has seen so many highs and lows. Probably more lows than highs.

Josh Hutcherson

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Think about how your jeans would look if you washed and dried them every single day. That's like our hair, and you can't change your hair as often as your pants, so cutting down on washing cuts down on long-term damage.

Jonathan Van Ness

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Knowledge is exploding, so you need to commit yourself to a plan for lifelong learning.

Don Tapscott

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I think people need fantasy, but I think they also need to know that they're not being lied to. I think sometimes the fantasy can betray people and become more difficult for people's lives than just truth. I can't stand delusion. Delusion makes me sick.

Derek Cianfrance

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I like time off. I'm not a workaholic.

David Thewlis

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Fantastic fiction covers fantasy, horror and science fiction - and it doesn't get the attention it deserves from the literati.

China Mieville

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Whitney and I have fun reading the newspaper sometimes. You'd be amazed at the places they say I've been.

Bobby Brown

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