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

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

Well, I just think through your career you go through different phases, and I just got sort of uninspired by the whole studio process of making and releasing films.
Brian De Palma

Well, like any time you're shooting documentary stuff, you've got to be in the moment, and you've got to be able to be in control enough to capture what's happening.
Brian De Palma

When you make a movie outside the system and it's successful critically or a moderate financial success, you usually have to go back into the system and make a big hit.
Brian De Palma

Yeah, I had an idea to make a very scary movie, based on a kind of serial murderer that preys on tourists.
Brian De Palma

You know it's always amazed me - I think the most startling thing that's happened in the last couple of decades is that there is no sort of objective reporting anymore.
Brian De Palma

You know, I listen to contemporary music all the time.
Brian De Palma

You know, when people want to get any information, research information, it will all exist on these Web sites.
Brian De Palma

You really are as hot as your last movie. And it goes away really quickly.
Brian De Palma