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However, I spent most of my time in a Quaker school. Brian De Palma
Time School Spent My Time Quaker Most However
You know, when people want to get any information, research information, it will all exist on these Web sites. Brian De Palma
You People Will Research Web Web Sites Know Exist Get Sites Any Want Information
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. Brian De Palma
Brilliant Incredibly France Press Says Out He New Come Most Because His Conferences Going Interesting Interesting Thing Apparently Film Thing Things Here
I've been sort of traveling around the country for ten years talking about independent features. Brian De Palma
Country Independent About Ten Ten Years Features Sort Talking Around Been Years Traveling
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
Success You Financial Big Back System Critically Outside Make Go Big Hit Hit Moderate Movie Successful
I've dropped myself into straightforward character pieces in order to explore that form and reap its values. But you are sort of restricted visually when your first requirement is to tell a fairly straightforward story. Brian De Palma
Myself Character You Values First Reap Tell Restricted Dropped Pieces Fairly Sort Order Form Story Straightforward Requirement Explore Your
But, number one, I think traditional noir doesn't work in contemporary storytelling because we don't live in that world anymore. Brian De Palma
Work World Live Think Noir Contemporary Because Traditional Anymore Storytelling Number
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 pursued, falling, all kinds of stuff that we see in our dreams all the time. Brian De Palma
Dreams Time Me You Strong Girl Our Our Dreams Guilty Kind Dream Kinds See Some Archetypes Pursued Recurring Stuff Feels Noir Like Know Operating Falling Very Being
It is essential to do everything possible to attract young people to opera so they can see that it is not some antiquated art form but a repository of the most glorious music and drama that man has created. Bruce Beresford
Music Art Man People Glorious Young Drama Everything Possible See Some Most Attract Opera Art Form Antiquated Repository Essential Form Young People Created
The number of opera houses around the world and the high attendance rates show that opera an art form that is more popular than ever. Bruce Beresford
Art World High Rates More Attendance Opera Houses Around Art Form Than Form Show Popular Ever Number
When I was 24 I went to Nigeria and it was such a culture shock, growing up in Australia and suddenly being the only white man in this unit full of black men. Bruce Beresford
Man Culture Black Men White Only Up Australia Shock Being Full Suddenly Growing Unit Growing Up Nigeria
When we were trying to get the money for Driving Miss Daisy, everyone kept saying no one could direct it well enough to entertain an audience for 100 minutes essentially watching three people chatting in the kitchen. Bruce Beresford
Saying People Money Three Enough Everyone Entertain Minutes Direct Kitchen Could Chatting No-One Driving Miss Well Well Enough Audience Were Get Trying Essentially Daisy Watching Kept
At HBO, they seem to be well-informed. They make what I think are really quite mature films. Bruce Beresford
Think Films Seem Make Well-Informed Mature Quite Really
Film is shot in fragments, and the same moments can be shot again and again until the director is satisfied. Bruce Beresford
Director Satisfied Fragments Until Same Again Shot Moments Film
For a director, the most challenging scenes are the dialogue scenes. Bruce Beresford
Director Scenes Most Dialogue Challenging
I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea. Experience showed me that the best performance was often left in a rehearsal room. Bruce Beresford
Best Good Me Experience Theatre Thought Long Films Directing Idea Performance Opera Left Began Often Room Much Rehearsal Rehearse Good Idea
I'd really been interested in opera when I was about 16, and I really like staging them. Bruce Beresford
About Like Opera Been Staging Interested Them Really
In my view, the operas of Carlisle Floyd will find a place in the permanent repertoire. Bruce Beresford
Will Find Operas Permanent Repertoire Place View Floyd
The music of the most popular operas is so highly esteemed, it can stand endless revivals. Bruce Beresford
Music Highly Most Operas Endless Esteemed Stand Popular
There were movies that always made me want to be a director. You see brilliant scenes and the way the emotions were handled. I thought, I'd really like to do that. Bruce Beresford
Me You Director Emotions Brilliant Thought Made Way See Scenes Like Always Were Handled Want Movies Really
When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match. Bruce Beresford
Music Characters Emotional Develops Opera Force Match Cannot Movies Plays
With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life. Bruce Beresford
Life Best Try Characters Understand Author Intentions Film Bring
My problem with being an actor was that I was far too shy to actually do it. Bruce Robinson
Problem Too Being Far Actor Actually Shy
I'm not a religious person, but I prefer God to money. Bruce Robinson
God Money Religious Religious Person Person Prefer
I've always been that contemptible thing, a luxury communist. Bruce Robinson
Luxury Contemptible Always Been Communist Thing
I think you're a good person or a todd by the age of eight. Bruce Robinson
Good You Age Good Person Think Person Eight Todd
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