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.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKTo make a great film you need three things – the script, the script and the script.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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Film your murders like love scenes, and film your love scenes like murders.
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In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.
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When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one.
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Never judge a country by its politicians.
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Everything’s perverted in a different way.
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Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally.
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For me, suspense doesn’t have any value if it’s not balanced by humor.
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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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I’m not against the police; I’m just afraid of them.
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To me Psycho was a big comedy. Had to be.
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Television is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops up everytime.
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Actually, I have no regard for money. Aside from its purchasing power, it’s completely useless as far as I’m concerned.
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A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality.
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Really, the novelist has the best casting since he doesn’t have to cope with the actors and all the rest.
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Mystery is an intellectual process. But suspense is essentially an emotional process.
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