Seeing a murder on television can help work off one’s antagonisms. And if you haven’t any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKI’m frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.
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Mystery is an intellectual process. But suspense is essentially an emotional process.
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A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality.
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The silent pictures were the purest form of cinema.
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In the documentary the basic material has been created by God, whereas in the fiction film the director is a God; he must create life.
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San Francisco would be a good location for a murder mystery.
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The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.
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I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.
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Actually, I have no regard for money. Aside from its purchasing power, it’s completely useless as far as I’m concerned.
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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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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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Really, the novelist has the best casting since he doesn’t have to cope with the actors and all the rest.
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The picture’s over. Now I have to go and put it on film.
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In films murders are always very clean. I show how difficult it is and what a messy thing it is to kill a man.
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Ideas come from everything.
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