In films murders are always very clean. I show how difficult it is and what a messy thing it is to kill a man.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKIn feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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People don’t always express their inner thoughts to one another; a conversation may be quite trivial, but often the eyes will reveal what a person really thinks or feels.
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Man does not live by murder alone. He needs affection, approval, encouragement and, occasionally, a hearty meal.
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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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This award is meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid.
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I’ve become a body of films, not a man, I am all those films.
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The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
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Reality is something that none of us can stand, at any time.
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Drama is real life with all the boring parts cut out.
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All love scenes started on the set are continued in the dressing room.
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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 only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.
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There is nothing so good as a burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.
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For me, suspense doesn’t have any value if it’s not balanced by humor.
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I’m frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me.
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The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.
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