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

Brian De Palma

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

Brian De Palma

Godard is incredibly brilliant, the things he says. Apparently here in France, the most interesting thing when a new film of his is going to come out are his press conferences, because he's so brilliant

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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

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

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

Brian De Palma

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.

Brian De Palma

Brian De Palma

Brian De Palma

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Born: September 11, 1940 (age 85)

Bio: Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and screenwriter. He is considered part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking.

Known for:

Scarface (1983)
Carrie (1976)
The Untouchables (1987)
Passion (2012)
Dressed to Kill (1980)

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