There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKIn feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book – it makes a very poor doorstop.
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Even my failures make money and become classics a year after I make them.
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Mystery is an intellectual process. But suspense is essentially an emotional process.
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I’m frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me.
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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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Our primary function is to create an emotion and our secondary function is to sustain that emotions.
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I was an uncommonly unattractive young man.
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I’m sure anyone who likes a good crime, provided it is not the victim.
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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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Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally.
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You think she’s pretty, you ought to see my slingshot!
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The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
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I enjoy playing the audience like a piano.
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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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A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality.
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