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Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
American Actor
Born: Aug 21, 1932
Before Had Me People Time You
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What some folks find funny, other folks find tragic. Melvin Van Peebles
Funny Other Find Folks Some Tragic
I work from a subjective palette. Melvin Van Peebles
Work Subjective Palette
A bumblebee can't fly. He's aerodynamically unsound. But he doesn't know that. Melvin Van Peebles
Fly He Unsound Know
'Sweetback' represented an economic tour de force because I had no partners; I own it. Melvin Van Peebles
Own Economic Tour Had Force Partners Because
Over time, you accumulate a lot of life material. Melvin Van Peebles
Life Time You Over Material Lot Accumulate
The graphic novel is a great form that can be used to marry the book format with the movie. Melvin Van Peebles
Great Book Marry Movie Form Format Used Graphic Novel
I was getting my Ph.D. in Holland - I speak Dutch - for a number of years before I moved to France because I had one of those offers you couldn't turn down. They offered me to come and do my films. Melvin Van Peebles
Me You Speak Before Down Films France Those Had Come Because Years Offered Offers Getting Dutch Moved Holland Turn Number
Blacks are tired of seeing whites saying, 'I understand you.' You need a black to direct a black film. Melvin Van Peebles
Saying Tired You Black Seeing Direct Blacks Understand Whites Film Need
Whitey is uptight about offending blacks without really knowing what offends blacks. Melvin Van Peebles
About Blacks Knowing Without Offending Offends Uptight Really
Somebody once asked me, 'Melvin, how'd you get to the top?' It was simple. Nobody would let me in at the bottom. Melvin Van Peebles
Me You Simple Somebody Once Top Would Bottom Nobody How Get Asked
Before me, music soundtracks were sort of afterthoughts. Melvin Van Peebles
Music Me Before Sort Soundtracks Were
When I was a kid, from 10 years old, I worked every day for my dad, huh? Never played basketball. I never played tennis - never did. We worked so that we could eat. Melvin Van Peebles
Day Every Day Old Every Kid Eat Could Never Tennis Years Did Huh Worked Dad Played Basketball
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