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. Brian De Palma filmgivehappen Change image and share on social
I don't see scarey films. I certainly wouldn't go see my films. Brian De Palma filmscarey Change image and share on social
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. Brian De Palma apparentlybrilliantconference share on social
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. Brian De Palma characterdangerousfatale Change image and share on social
I've dropped myself into straightforward character pieces in order to explore that form and reap its values. But you are sort of restricted visually when your first requirement is to tell a fairly straightforward story. Brian De Palma characterdropexplore share on social
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. Brian De Palma archetypedreamfall share on social
You really are as hot as your last movie. And it goes away really quickly. Brian De Palma hotmoviequickly Change image and share on social
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. Brian De Palma backbigcritically Change image and share on social
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. Brian De Palma capturecontroldocumentary Change image and share on social