Brian De Palma

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

— Brian De Palma

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

— Brian De Palma

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

— Brian De Palma

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However, ironically, I was baptized Presbyterian, and went to a Quaker school for twelve years. ↗

— Brian De Palma

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I do like directing other people's material. ↗

— Brian De Palma

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

— Brian De Palma

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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. ↗

— Brian De Palma

#dream #get #guess #i #like

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. ↗

— Brian De Palma

#carry #character #comedy #done #earlier

I mean, I don't mind promoting a movie, or talking to the press if it's going to be used in some way. ↗

— Brian De Palma

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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

#always #because #characters #dangerous #fatale