Conversation is the enemy of good wine and food.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKIn the documentary the basic material has been created by God, whereas in the fiction film the director is a God; he must create life.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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I’m not against the police; I’m just afraid of them.
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Cary Grant is the only actor I ever loved in my whole life.
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If I won’t be myself, who will?
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Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing to the need for it.
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The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesn’t say.
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Our primary function is to create an emotion and our secondary function is to sustain that emotions.
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One must never set up a murder. They must happen unexpectedly, as in life.
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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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Television is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops up everytime.
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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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Never turn your back on a friend.
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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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Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement.
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San Francisco would be a good location for a murder mystery.
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The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.
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