Brian De Palma quotes

The camera lies all the time; lies 24 times/second. (Brian De Palma)
And I always had this idea for making a movie about a femme fatale, because I like these characters. They're a lot of fun, they're sexy, they're manipulative, they're dangerous. View quote
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I hadn't done just a straight-out comedy in a long time, just letting an ensemble do really good character acting, having them carry the movie as in my earlier pictures. View quote
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And we've become very doubtful of our information sources, because they're all controlled by these huge multilateral corporations. View quote
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That's what noir feels like to me. It feels like some kind of recurring dream, with very strong archetypes operating. You know, the guilty girl being pursued, falling, all kinds of stuff that we see in our dreams all the time. View quote
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I don't see scarey films. I certainly wouldn't go see my films. View quote
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The real trouble with film school is that the people teaching are so far out of the industry that they don't give the students an idea of what's happening. View quote
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It's always great to discover a new star of tomorrow. View quote
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You know, I listen to contemporary music all the time. View quote
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Yeah, I had an idea to make a very scary movie, based on a kind of serial murderer that preys on tourists. View quote
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But, number one, I think traditional noir doesn't work in contemporary storytelling because we don't live in that world anymore. (Brian De Palma)
I do like directing other people's material. View quote
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However, I spent most of my time in a Quaker school. View quote
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The biggest mistake in student films is that they are usually cast so badly, with friends and people the directors know. Actually you can cover a lot of bad direction with good acting. View quote
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I mean, I don't mind promoting a movie, or talking to the press if it's going to be used in some way. View quote
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When you make a movie outside the system and it's successful critically or a moderate financial success, you usually have to go back into the system and make a big hit. View quote
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I've been obsessed with this kind of visual storytelling for quite a while, and I try to create material that allows me to explore it. View quote
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Well, like any time you're shooting documentary stuff, you've got to be in the moment, and you've got to be able to be in control enough to capture what's happening. View quote
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I'm always looking for a kind of new musical entity to sort of move into a motion picture venue. View quote
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However, ironically, I was baptized Presbyterian, and went to a Quaker school for twelve years. View quote
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You know it's always amazed me - I think the most startling thing that's happened in the last couple of decades is that there is no sort of objective reporting anymore. (Brian De Palma)
I've been sort of traveling around the country for ten years talking about independent features. View quote
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So I like to try to go back and develop pure visual storytelling. Because to me, it's one of the most exciting aspects of making movies and almost a lost art at this point. View quote
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Godard is incredibly brilliant, the things he says. Apparently here in France, the most interesting thing when a new film of his is going to come out are his press conferences, because he's so brilliant. View quote
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It's always great when you discover someone. View quote
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