Brian De Palma Quotes & Sayings

“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.”

“I don't see scarey films. I certainly wouldn't go see my films.”

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

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

“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.”

“Yeah, I had an idea to make a very scary movie, based on a kind of serial murderer that preys on tourists.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”