There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKSuspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.
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I was an uncommonly unattractive young man.
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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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A woman who spends all day washing and cooking and ironing doesn’t want to go to the movies to watch a film about a woman who spends all day washing and cooking and ironing.
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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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Puns are the highest form of literature.
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I would almost say that the best screen actor is the man who can do nothing extremely well.
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I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.
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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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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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The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.
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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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Give them pleasure – the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.
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Television has brought back murder into the home – where it belongs.
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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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