Normally, if I'm being acknowledged it is for something in front of the camera. This puts the spotlight on the fact that there are opportunities other than just being an actor.
Melvin Van PeeblesEssentially, I'm, most of all, a writer. So, what makes people tick interests me.
Melvin Van PeeblesNo film is made without the people behind the lens. Of course, most people, even I, tend to look at films in the most simplistic way, and say, "Wow, so-and-so is in this film." We talk about who's in it, as opposed to who got it made. But there are financial and technical aspects which go along with it, that should be addressed and acknowledged, including those minorities who are doing excellent work as well.
Melvin Van PeeblesPersonally, I do movies the way I cook. I put in what I like, in case nobody else likes it and I have to eat it for the rest of the week.
Melvin Van PeeblesI can't read or write music. When I want to remember something, I try to remember all the keys on the piano. Which is what I still do. I put the numbers on the keys. And that's got to become music again.
Melvin Van PeeblesI was a trader for a company. That's different from the brokers who we sort of disdain as sort of just errand boys.
Melvin Van PeeblesI'm not a cinematic cinematic person. I go to the movies like I did back when I was a kid. I go to the movies and I sit down. If the music works, hmm. If it doesn't work, hmm. The whole concept of the thing, not as one piece here or there. For me, music is a large part.
Melvin Van Peebles