Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed with tenderness in simple, homey places like the kitchen table.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKIn the documentary the basic material has been created by God, whereas in the fiction film the director is a God; he must create life.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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Ideas come from everything.
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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 feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.
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I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.
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Mystery is an intellectual process. But suspense is essentially an emotional process.
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I’m not against the police; I’m just afraid of them.
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There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
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Give them pleasure – the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.
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A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality.
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To me Psycho was a big comedy. Had to be.
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Self-plagiarism is style.
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I like stories with lots of psychology.
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I’m frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me.
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The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.
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Conversation is the enemy of good wine and food.
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