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Dialogue 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.

Alfred Hitchcock

The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Fear Film Myself
A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.
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Art Film Food Price Worth
Luck is everything… My good luck in life was to be a really frightened person. I’m fortunate to be a coward, to have a low threshold of fear, because a hero couldn’t make a good suspense film.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Fear Goodness Luck Myself Person
There is something more important than logic: imagination.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Imagination Important Logic
Dialogue 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.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Eyes People Simplicity Sound Story Visual
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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Determination Enjoyment Weapon Yourself
I’m not against the police; I’m just afraid of them.
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Fear Police
A woman, I always say, should be like a good suspense movie: The more left to the imagination, the more excitement there is. This should be her aim – to create suspense, to let a man discover things about her without her having to tell him.
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Discover Excitement Imagination Men Relationship Woman
Never turn your back on a friend.
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Cheating Friendship
Television has brought back murder into the home – where it belongs.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Death Funny Home Smart
For me, suspense doesn’t have any value if it’s not balanced by humor.
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Humor Myself Value
I would almost say that the best screen actor is the man who can do nothing extremely well.
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Best Man Myself
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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Book Poor Reading
Man does not live by murder alone. He needs affection, approval, encouragement and, occasionally, a hearty meal.
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Affection Alone Death Encouragement Food Live Man
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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Audience Dog Face Failure Himself Human Ordinary
Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn’t change people’s habits. It just kept them inside the house.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Change Habit Invention Media People

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