Brian De Palma Quotes

United States, Film Director
September 11, 1940

Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and screenwriter. In a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in genres such as suspense, psychological thriller, and crime drama. His prominent films include mainstream box office hits such as Carrie (1976), Dressed to Kill (1980), Scarface (1983), The Untouchables (1987), and Mission: Impossible (1996), as well as cult favorites such as Sisters (1973), Blow Out (1981), Body Double (1984), Carlito's Way (1993), and Femme Fatale (2002).

Also known as Screenwriter

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

Brian De Palma
- Great
- Star
However, ironically, I was baptized Presbyterian, and went to a Quaker school for twelve years.

Brian De Palma
- School

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
- People
- Real
- School
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.

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- Character
- Explore
And that's what's so inspirational about something like DIONYSUS. It actually records the moment that it happened. Kind of like a document of the period.

Brian De Palma
- inspirational
- Dionysus
However, I spent most of my time in a Quaker school.

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- Time
- School
I have swum against the stream all my life. It's not something I feel uncomfortable with. Is it difficult? Is it unpleasant? You bet.

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- Life
- Stream
- Swum
The camera lies all the time -- lies 24 times/second.

Brian De Palma
- Time
- Lies
- Camera

I love working with women. I think they're beautiful. I like to photograph them. I like the way they interact. When I was in high school I used to hang out with the girls. When I went to graduate school, I was in an all girls school. So it's something I'm very familiar with and quite fascinated by.

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- Women
- Beautiful
- Working
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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- Movie
- Success
- Financial
I don't see scary films. I certainly wouldn't go see my films.

Brian De Palma
- Scary
- Films
Everybody doesn't have to have a daughter who's a goodie-two-shoes.

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- Daughter
- Shoes
Do i have political views? you bet! i think the best way to express them is in your work, and then get the hell off the stage

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- Political
- Views