Really, the novelist has the best casting since he doesn’t have to cope with the actors and all the rest.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKThere is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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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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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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Conversation is the enemy of good wine and food.
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Never turn your back on a friend.
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I like stories with lots of psychology.
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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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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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Television is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops up everytime.
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Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement.
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If I won’t be myself, who will?
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There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
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I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.
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Claude Jade is a brave nice young lady. But I don’t give any guarantee what she will do on a taxi’s back seat.
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I enjoy playing the audience like a piano.
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I’m a writer and, therefore, automatically a suspicious character.
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