Drama is real life with all the boring parts cut out.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKKicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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All love scenes started on the set are continued in the dressing room.
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People don’t always express their inner thoughts to one another; a conversation may be quite trivial, but often the eyes will reveal what a person really thinks or feels.
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Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
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I’m not against the police; I’m just afraid of them.
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It’s only a movie, and, after all, we’re all grossly overpaid.
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Never judge a country by its politicians.
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For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.
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Television is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops up everytime.
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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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One never knows the ending. One has to die to know exactly what happens after death, although Catholics have their hopes.
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Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement.
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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 nothing so good as a burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.
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I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.
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The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesn’t say.
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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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Disney has the best casting. If he doesn’t like an actor he just tears him up.
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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.’
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Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing to the need for it.
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To me Psycho was a big comedy. Had to be.
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A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality.
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For me, suspense doesn’t have any value if it’s not balanced by humor.
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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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I’m not much into rear window ethics.
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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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