Really, the novelist has the best casting since he doesn’t have to cope with the actors and all the rest.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKDialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes out of the mouths of people whose eyes tell the story in visual terms.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.
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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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The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
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Happiness is a small house, with a big kitchen.
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I’m not against the police; I’m just afraid of them.
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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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One must never set up a murder. They must happen unexpectedly, as in life.
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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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Claude Jade is a brave nice young lady. But I don’t give any guarantee what she will do on a taxi’s back seat.
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When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one.
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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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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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One never knows the ending. One has to die to know exactly what happens after death, although Catholics have their hopes.
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To make a great film you need three things – the script, the script and the script.
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I enjoy playing the audience like a piano.
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