The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKA good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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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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Ideas come from everything.
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Someone once told me that every minute a murder occurs, so I don’t want to waste your time, I know you want to go back to work.
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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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In the documentary the basic material has been created by God, whereas in the fiction film the director is a God; he must create life.
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There is something more important than logic: imagination.
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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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Give them pleasure – the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.
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There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.
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Happiness is a small house, with a big kitchen.
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I would almost say that the best screen actor is the man who can do nothing extremely well.
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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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There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
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Never turn your back on a friend.
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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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