American - Director | September 11, 1940 -
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.
Brian De Palma
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It's always great to discover a new star of tomorrow.
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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.
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However, ironically, I was baptized Presbyterian, and went to a Quaker school for twelve years.
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I don't see scarey films. I certainly wouldn't go see my films.
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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.
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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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Yeah, I had an idea to make a very scary movie, based on a kind of serial murderer that preys on tourists.
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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.
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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.
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It's always great when you discover someone.
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I'm always looking for a kind of new musical entity to sort of move into a motion picture venue.
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