For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKWhen an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, ‘It’s in the script.’ If he says, ‘But what’s my motivation?, ‘ I say, ‘Your salary.’
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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Luck is everything… My good luck in life was to be a really frightened person. I’m fortunate to be a coward, to have a low threshold of fear, because a hero couldn’t make a good suspense film.
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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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I enjoy playing the audience like a piano.
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You think she’s pretty, you ought to see my slingshot!
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I’m frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me.
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All love scenes started on the set are continued in the dressing room.
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I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.
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I’m not much into rear window ethics.
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Drama is real life with all the boring parts cut out.
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To make a great film you need three things – the script, the script and the script.
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Puns are the highest form of literature.
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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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A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
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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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