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
school quaker my-time
However, I spent most of my time in a Quaker school.
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.
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
mean talking mind
I mean, I don't mind promoting a movie, or talking to the press if it's going to be used in some way
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.
school years twelve
However, ironically, I was baptized Presbyterian, and went to a Quaker school for twelve years
vivid violence sometimes
I sometimes go for the strongest, most vivid colour on the palette, which in the case of movies is violence.