Television has brought back murder into the home – where it belongs.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKTelevision has brought back murder into the home – where it belongs.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKWhen we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKI can’t read fiction without visualizing every scene. The result is it becomes a series of pictures rather than a book.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKA good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKA glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKHappiness is a small house, with a big kitchen.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKA lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKConversation is the enemy of good wine and food.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKIn 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.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKI’m a writer and, therefore, automatically a suspicious character.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKI am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKMan does not live by murder alone. He needs affection, approval, encouragement and, occasionally, a hearty meal.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKIdeas come from everything.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKThe paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book – it makes a very poor doorstop.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKDisney has the best casting. If he doesn’t like an actor he just tears him up.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKTelevision is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops up everytime.
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