Mystery is an intellectual process. But suspense is essentially an emotional process.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKSelf-plagiarism is style.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.
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A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
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Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally.
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Luck is everything… My good luck in life was to be a really frightened person. I’m fortunate to be a coward, to have a low threshold of fear, because a hero couldn’t make a good suspense film.
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I’m not much into rear window ethics.
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I’m frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me.
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Claude Jade is a brave nice young lady. But I don’t give any guarantee what she will do on a taxi’s back seat.
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I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle.
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To me Psycho was a big comedy. Had to be.
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Even my failures make money and become classics a year after I make them.
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The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesn’t say.
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Puns are the highest form of literature.
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The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
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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 of mystery is one who also has a certain maturity and whose actions speak louder than words. Any woman can be one, if she keeps those two points in mind. She should grow up-and shut up.
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