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
Brian De Palma quotes about
able stuff documentaries
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
moving musical kind
I'm always looking for a kind of new musical entity to sort of move into a motion picture venue
halloween happy-halloween scary
I don't see scary films. I certainly wouldn't go see my films.
successful financial bigs
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
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.
school quaker my-time
However, I spent most of my time in a Quaker school.
country independent talking
I've been sort of traveling around the country for ten years talking about independent features.
couple thinking objectivity
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.
people materials
I do like directing other people's material.
thinking views political
do i have political views? you bet! i think the best way to express them is in your work, and then get the hell off the stage
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
thinking numbers world
But, number one, I think traditional noir doesn't work in contemporary storytelling because we don't live in that world anymore