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Brian De Palma
 
Date of birth: 11 September 1940
Date of death: Alive (or unknown)
Country Of Origin: America
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Film Director

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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. "

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" And in my case, I just don't think they're much interested in directors anymore. It's all a celebrity business. "

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" 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. "

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

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" But acting in plays, I got to know Wilfred Leach very well; and he helped me get this fellowship to Sarah Lawrence. I had a graduate fellowship in the theatre department from 1962 to 1964. "

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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. "

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

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

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" I did take a one semester course at NYU in production, but that was the only real film school experience I had. "

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" I do like directing other people's material. "

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

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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. "

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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. "

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

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