(And yup, even his duds likeThe Bonfire of the VanitiesandMission to Mars.)
Hes tired of the topic.
Ive been dealing with this all my career, De Palma tells EW.

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Hes the director who has the biggest persona in that area.
In fact, we had a conversation about that once, which was very funny.
He continues, I say the same thing over and over again.
I think it was Jean-Luc Godard who said, The history of cinema is men photographing women.
I mean, look at advertising.
Every magazine cover is a women.
We look at women all the time.
Its so obvious to me.
Its not something I discovered.
Obviously I realize that its not good for their image to be transgender and also be a psychopathic murderer.
But I think that [perception] passes with time.
Were in a different time.
Last year,Outpublished a piece callingDressed to Killagay movie landmark.
Im glad that the pictures always seemed a favorite of the gay community, he says.
Because of its flamboyance, basically.