Top 29 Quotes by Brian De Palma

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

I do like directing other people's material.

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

You know, I listen to contemporary music all the time.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.