I’m not much into rear window ethics.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKThe only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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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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The picture’s over. Now I have to go and put it on film.
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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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Give them pleasure – the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.
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Blondes make the best victims. They’re like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints.
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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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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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Reality is something that none of us can stand, at any time.
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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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For me, suspense doesn’t have any value if it’s not balanced by humor.
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I was an uncommonly unattractive young man.
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The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
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A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
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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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