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…

- Brian De Palma

You know, I listen to contemporary music all the time

- Brian De Palma

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…

- Brian De Palma

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.

- Brian De Palma

The camera lies all the time; lies 24 times/second.

- 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

I sometimes go for the strongest, most vivid colour on the palette, which in the case of movies is violence.

- Brian De Palma

So I like to try to go back and develop pure visual storytelling. Because to me, it's one of the most exciting aspects of making movies and almost a …

- Brian De Palma

You've got to remind yourself all the time that you're being measured against the fashions of the day, and if your work truly has any kind of staying…

- Brian De Palma