Drama is real life with all the boring parts cut out.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKThe length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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If I won’t be myself, who will?
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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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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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For me, suspense doesn’t have any value if it’s not balanced by humor.
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Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed with tenderness in simple, homey places like the kitchen table.
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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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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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The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.
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In a good marriage each is the others better half.
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The Birds could be the most terrifying motion picture I have ever made.
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I’m not against the police; I’m just afraid of them.
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There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.
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Someone once told me that every minute a murder occurs, so I don’t want to waste your time, I know you want to go back to work.
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Puns are the highest form of literature.
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Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn’t change people’s habits. It just kept them inside the house.
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