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It seems to me that television is exactly like a gun. Your enjoyment of it is determined by which end of it you’re on.

Alfred Hitchcock

I can’t read fiction without visualizing every scene. The result is it becomes a series of pictures rather than a book.
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Book Fiction Photograph Reading Result
In films murders are always very clean. I show how difficult it is and what a messy thing it is to kill a man.
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Difficult Kill Men Reality
I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.
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Art Audience Body History Myself
Happiness is a small house, with a big kitchen.
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Funny Happiness
In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.
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Director Film God
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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Action Grow Up Maturity Mystery Woman Word
Ideas come from everything.
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Art Body Ideas Mind One Liner
Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.
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Drama Life Writing
For me, suspense doesn’t have any value if it’s not balanced by humor.
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Humor Myself Value
In a good marriage each is the others better half.
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Goodness Love Marriage Relationship
Seeing a murder on television can help us unload the feelings of hate themselves. If you do not have feelings of hatred, may be obtained in the advertising interval.
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Death Feeling Hate
Never judge a country by its politicians.
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Country Judgement Politics
I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.
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Cut Funny Myself Perfection
If it’s a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on.
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Audience Goodness Ideas Perfection Sound
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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Avoid Best Difficult Fear Myself Quiet
Conversation is the enemy of good wine and food.
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Enemy Food Wine

It seems to me that television is exactly like a gun. Your enjoyment of it is determined by which end of it you’re on.

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