The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKA 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.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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Self-plagiarism is style.
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One must never set up a murder. They must happen unexpectedly, as in life.
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There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
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Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.
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All love scenes started on the set are continued in the dressing room.
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Revenge is sweet and not fattening.
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I have a feeling that inside you somewhere, there’s somebody nobody knows about.
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The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesn’t say.
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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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If I won’t be myself, who will?
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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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For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.
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The picture’s over. Now I have to go and put it on film.
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A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
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When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one.
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