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Man does not live by murder alone. He needs affection, approval, encouragement and, occasionally, a hearty meal.

Alfred Hitchcock

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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Difficult Kill Men Reality
All love scenes started on the set are continued in the dressing room.
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Love Romance Sex
In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.
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Director Film God
I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle.
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Act Animal Funny Sarcastic
Drama is real life with all the boring parts cut out.
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Drama Perspective Real
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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Myself Wasted Time Work
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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Avoid Best Difficult Fear Myself Quiet
There is something more important than logic: imagination.
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Imagination Important Logic
San Francisco would be a good location for a murder mystery.
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Death Goodness Mystery Place
There is nothing so good as a burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.
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Funny Goodness Sea Simplicity
Man does not live by murder alone. He needs affection, approval, encouragement and, occasionally, a hearty meal.
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Affection Alone Death Encouragement Food Live Man
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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Creation Director Fiction God Life Material
Reality is something that none of us can stand, at any time.
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Reality Time
The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
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Fill Film Photograph Reality Success
Mystery is an intellectual process. But suspense is essentially an emotional process.
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Emotional Intellectual Mystery Suspense
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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Discover Excitement Imagination Men Relationship Woman

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