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.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKTelevision is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops up everytime.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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I like stories with lots of psychology.
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Conversation is the enemy of good wine and food.
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One must never set up a murder. They must happen unexpectedly, as in life.
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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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A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
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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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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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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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In a good marriage each is the others better half.
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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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You think she’s pretty, you ought to see my slingshot!
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I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.
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I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle.
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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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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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