You think she’s pretty, you ought to see my slingshot!
ALFRED HITCHCOCKI would almost say that the best screen actor is the man who can do nothing extremely well.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.
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Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn’t change people’s habits. It just kept them inside the house.
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There is something more important than logic: imagination.
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Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.
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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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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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Seeing a murder on television can help work off one’s antagonisms. And if you haven’t any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.
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Even my failures make money and become classics a year after I make them.
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A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality.
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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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There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.
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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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Give them pleasure – the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.
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San Francisco would be a good location for a murder mystery.
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A woman, I always say, should be like a good suspense movie: The more left to the imagination, the more excitement there is. This should be her aim – to create suspense, to let a man discover things about her without her having to tell him.
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