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“I'm always looking for a kind of new musical entity to sort of move into a motion picture venue”

Quote by Brian De Palma

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Brian De Palma, born on September 11, 1940, is a renowned American film director. Known for his intense narrative style and unique visual approach, his works include classics such as 'Psycho', 'Scarface', and the 'Mission: Impossible' series. more

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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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“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 lost art at this point”

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

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“Hell is the impossibility of reason.”

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“I don't think most people in the US realize how important WikiLeaks is and why Julian's case needs support.”

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“Films might get to you and your subconscious and make a little difference, but when the vigilante drum beats, the mob screams and the conformists go along with it. There have to be people who are non-conformists.”

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“Nationalism and patriotism are the two most evil forces that I know of in this century or in any century and cause more wars and more death and more destruction to the soul and to human life than anything else.”

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