When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, ‘It’s in the script.’ If he says, ‘But what’s my motivation?, ‘ I say, ‘Your salary.’
ALFRED HITCHCOCKWe seem to have a compulsion these days to bury time capsules in order to give those people living in the next century or so some idea of what we are like.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed with tenderness in simple, homey places like the kitchen table.
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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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Disney has the best casting. If he doesn’t like an actor he just tears him up.
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The Birds could be the most terrifying motion picture I have ever made.
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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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For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.
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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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I’m not against the police; I’m just afraid of them.
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I’m a writer and, therefore, automatically a suspicious character.
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Mystery is an intellectual process. But suspense is essentially an emotional process.
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Seeing a murder on television can help us unload the feelings of hate themselves. If you do not have feelings of hatred, may be obtained in the advertising interval.
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Conversation is the enemy of good wine and food.
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Actually, I have no regard for money. Aside from its purchasing power, it’s completely useless as far as I’m concerned.
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All love scenes started on the set are continued in the dressing room.
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Reality is something that none of us can stand, at any time.
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