A woman who spends all day washing and cooking and ironing doesn’t want to go to the movies to watch a film about a woman who spends all day washing and cooking and ironing.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKOur primary function is to create an emotion and our secondary function is to sustain that emotions.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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Ideas come from everything.
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Man does not live by murder alone. He needs affection, approval, encouragement and, occasionally, a hearty meal.
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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 am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.
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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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I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.
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All love scenes started on the set are continued in the dressing room.
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San Francisco would be a good location for a murder mystery.
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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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If I won’t be myself, who will?
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The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
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The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book – it makes a very poor doorstop.
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I like stories with lots of psychology.
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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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I would almost say that the best screen actor is the man who can do nothing extremely well.
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