One must never set up a murder. They must happen unexpectedly, as in life.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKYou think she’s pretty, you ought to see my slingshot!
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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If I won’t be myself, who will?
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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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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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Television is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops up everytime.
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The Birds could be the most terrifying motion picture I have ever made.
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There is something more important than logic: imagination.
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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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I’m not much into rear window ethics.
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Conversation is the enemy of good wine and food.
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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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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.’
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Ideas come from everything.
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I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.
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San Francisco would be a good location for a murder mystery.
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