Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palmais an American film director and screenwriter. He is considered part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth11 September 1940
CountryUnited States of America
girl dream strong
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
halloween happy-halloween scary
I don't see scary films. I certainly wouldn't go see my films.
character long acting
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
corporations information source
And we've become very doubtful of our information sources, because they're all controlled by these huge multilateral corporations
ideas scary tourists
Yeah, I had an idea to make a very scary movie, based on a kind of serial murderer that preys on tourists.
country independent talking
I've been sort of traveling around the country for ten years talking about independent features.
people materials
I do like directing other people's material.
interesting france brilliant
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
real teaching school
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.
trying kind obsession
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.
vivid violence sometimes
I sometimes go for the strongest, most vivid colour on the palette, which in the case of movies is violence.
difficult uncomfortable feels
I have swum against the stream all my life. It's not something I feel uncomfortable with. Is it difficult? Is it unpleasant? You bet.
mistake people acting
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
stars tomorrow
It's always great to discover a new star of tomorrow