I can’t read fiction without visualizing every scene. The result is it becomes a series of pictures rather than a book.
ALFRED HITCHCOCKOne must never set up a murder. They must happen unexpectedly, as in life.
More Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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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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San Francisco would be a good location for a murder mystery.
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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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In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.
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Never turn your back on a friend.
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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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Drama is real life with all the boring parts cut out.
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There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
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Seeing a murder on television can help work off one’s antagonisms. And if you haven’t any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.
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Happiness is a small house, with a big kitchen.
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This award is meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid.
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All love scenes started on the set are continued in the dressing room.
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Mystery is an intellectual process. But suspense is essentially an emotional process.
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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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The Birds could be the most terrifying motion picture I have ever made.
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