If I won’t be myself, who will?
ALFRED HITCHCOCKI’m not much into rear window ethics.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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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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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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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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The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
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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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Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
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People don’t always express their inner thoughts to one another; a conversation may be quite trivial, but often the eyes will reveal what a person really thinks or feels.
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It’s only a movie, and, after all, we’re all grossly overpaid.
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For me, suspense doesn’t have any value if it’s not balanced by humor.
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One must never set up a murder. They must happen unexpectedly, as in life.
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Puns are the highest form of literature.
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Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing to the need for it.
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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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Seeing a murder on television can help us unload the feelings of hate themselves. If you do not have feelings of hatred, may be obtained in the advertising interval.
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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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