Man does not live by murder alone. He needs affection, approval, encouragement and, occasionally, a hearty meal.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKI’m not much into rear window ethics.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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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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If it’s a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on.
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Puns are the highest form of literature.
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The picture’s over. Now I have to go and put it on film.
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In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.
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Self-plagiarism is style.
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Give them pleasure – the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.
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Cary Grant is the only actor I ever loved in my whole life.
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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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I’m a writer and, therefore, automatically a suspicious character.
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Our primary function is to create an emotion and our secondary function is to sustain that emotions.
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In a good marriage each is the others better half.
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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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If I won’t be myself, who will?
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I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle.
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