Our primary function is to create an emotion and our secondary function is to sustain that emotions.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKIf 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.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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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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Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
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I have a feeling that inside you somewhere, there’s somebody nobody knows about.
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Conversation is the enemy of good wine and food.
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To me Psycho was a big comedy. Had to be.
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A woman who spends all day washing and cooking and ironing doesn’t want to go to the movies to watch a film about a woman who spends all day washing and cooking and ironing.
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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 lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
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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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There is something more important than logic: imagination.
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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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Never turn your back on a friend.
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Television has brought back murder into the home – where it belongs.
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San Francisco would be a good location for a murder mystery.
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There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.
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