Top 29 Quotes by Brian De Palma

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.

However, I spent most of my time in a Quaker school.

I do like directing other people's material.

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.

You know, when people want to get any information, research information, it will all exist on these Web sites.

But, number one, I think traditional noir doesn't work in contemporary storytelling because we don't live in that world anymore.

It's always great to discover a new star of tomorrow.

I've been sort of traveling around the country for ten years talking about independent features.

I guess what's most surprised me in most of the reviews is that they don't seem to get the noir story in the dream sequence, so they analyze it like a straight noir movie.

You really are as hot as your last movie. And it goes away really quickly.