The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKGive them pleasure – the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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There is something more important than logic: imagination.
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The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book – it makes a very poor doorstop.
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I’m sure anyone who likes a good crime, provided it is not the victim.
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Happiness is a small house, with a big kitchen.
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Self-plagiarism is style.
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When you can look forward, and the road is clear ahead, and now you are going to create something – that’s as happy as I’d want to be.
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I like stories with lots of psychology.
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In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.
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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.
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I’m full of fears and I do my best to avoid difficulties and any kind of complications. I like everything around me to be clear as crystal and completely calm.
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In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today. They don’t want their villain to be thrown at them with green limelight on his face. They want an ordinary human being with failings.
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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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I’m frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me.
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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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Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally.
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