We 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.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKFor me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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I’m sure anyone who likes a good crime, provided it is not the victim.
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I’m frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me.
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You think she’s pretty, you ought to see my slingshot!
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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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For me, suspense doesn’t have any value if it’s not balanced by humor.
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Television has brought back murder into the home – where it belongs.
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Everything’s perverted in a different way.
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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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The silent pictures were the purest form of cinema.
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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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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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Drama is real life with all the boring parts cut out.
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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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To me Psycho was a big comedy. Had to be.
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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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