There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKWhen 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.’
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.
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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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Never judge a country by its politicians.
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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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I’m not against the police; I’m just afraid of them.
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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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Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally.
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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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The Birds could be the most terrifying motion picture I have ever made.
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The picture’s over. Now I have to go and put it on film.
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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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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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A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.
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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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I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.
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