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
contemporary-music contemporary knows
You know, I listen to contemporary music all the time
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.
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.
daughter two shoes
Everybody doesn't have to have a daughter who's a goodie-two-shoes.
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
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
art trying storytelling
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
beautiful girl school
I love working with women. I think they're beautiful. I like to photograph them. I like the way they interact. When I was in high school I used to hang out with the girls. When I went to graduate school, I was in an all girls school. So it's something I'm very familiar with and quite fascinated by.
stars tomorrow
It's always great to discover a new star of tomorrow
lying cameras
The camera lies all the time -- lies 24 times/second.