The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
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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A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
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I’m full of fears and I do my best to avoid difficulties and any kind of complications. I like everything around me to be clear as crystal and completely calm.
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There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
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When 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.
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I’m not against the police; I’m just afraid of them.
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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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You think she’s pretty, you ought to see my slingshot!
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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.
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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.
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Everything’s perverted in a different way.
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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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I have a feeling that inside you somewhere, there’s somebody nobody knows about.
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Claude Jade is a brave nice young lady. But I don’t give any guarantee what she will do on a taxi’s back seat.
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Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
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It’s only a movie, and, after all, we’re all grossly overpaid.
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