A woman of mystery is one who also has a certain maturity and whose actions speak louder than words. Any woman can be one, if she keeps those two points in mind. She should grow up-and shut up.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKSeeing a murder on television can help work off one’s antagonisms. And if you haven’t any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality.
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This award is meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid.
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Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed with tenderness in simple, homey places like the kitchen table.
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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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There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
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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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Really, the novelist has the best casting since he doesn’t have to cope with the actors and all the rest.
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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 always try to look at things as though I were remembering them three years later.
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The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.
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Everything’s perverted in a different way.
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I enjoy playing the audience like a piano.
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In films murders are always very clean. I show how difficult it is and what a messy thing it is to kill a man.
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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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Blondes make the best victims. They’re like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints.
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