Quotes by Brian De Palma

Brian De Palma

American film director and screenwriter

Lived from: 1940 -

Category: Movie | Writers (Contemporary)

Born: 11 september 1940

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  • 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.
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  • And we've become very doubtful of our information sources, because they're all controlled by these huge multilateral corporations.
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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.
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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.
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  • However, ironically, I was baptized Presbyterian, and went to a Quaker school for twelve years.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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  • Well, I just think through your career you go through different phases, and I just got sort of uninspired by the whole studio process of making and releasing films.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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What are the most famous quotes from Brian De Palma?

The two most famous quotes from Brian De Palma are:

  • "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."
  • "And we've become very doubtful of our information sources, because they're all controlled by these huge multilateral corporations."

When did Brian De Palma live?

Brian De Palma is still alive and was born in 1940.