When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, ‘It’s in the script.’ If he says, ‘But what’s my motivation?, ‘ I say, ‘Your salary.’
ALFRED HITCHCOCKI always try to look at things as though I were remembering them three years later.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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The Birds could be the most terrifying motion picture I have ever made.
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If I won’t be myself, who will?
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One must never set up a murder. They must happen unexpectedly, as in life.
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I can’t read fiction without visualizing every scene. The result is it becomes a series of pictures rather than a book.
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If it’s a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on.
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I’m sure anyone who likes a good crime, provided it is not the victim.
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There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
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Man does not live by murder alone. He needs affection, approval, encouragement and, occasionally, a hearty meal.
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Seeing a murder on television can help us unload the feelings of hate themselves. If you do not have feelings of hatred, may be obtained in the advertising interval.
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Never turn your back on a friend.
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Give them pleasure – the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.
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A woman, I always say, should be like a good suspense movie: The more left to the imagination, the more excitement there is. This should be her aim – to create suspense, to let a man discover things about her without her having to tell him.
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Puns are the highest form of literature.
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Drama is real life with all the boring parts cut out.
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A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
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