Alfred Hitchcock Quotes

It seems to me that television is exactly like a gun. Your enjoyment of it is determined by which end of it you’re on.
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Determination Enjoyment Weapon Yourself
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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Money Myself Power
To me Psycho was a big comedy. Had to be.
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Comedy Film Myself
Blondes make the best victims. They’re like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints.
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Best Victim
I’m not much into rear window ethics.
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Ethics Myself
Man does not live by murder alone. He needs affection, approval, encouragement and, occasionally, a hearty meal.
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Affection Alone Death Encouragement Food Live Man
Revenge is sweet and not fattening.
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One Liner Revenge Sweet
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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Expression Eyes Feeling People Person Reveal Thinking
I would almost say that the best screen actor is the man who can do nothing extremely well.
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Best Man Myself
I’m a writer and, therefore, automatically a suspicious character.
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Character Myself Writing
Drama is real life with all the boring parts cut out.
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Drama Perspective Real
Disney has the best casting. If he doesn’t like an actor he just tears him up.
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Himself Tears
Television has brought back murder into the home – where it belongs.
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Death Funny Home Smart
The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesn’t say.
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Funny Husband Ideal Marriage Wife
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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Creation Director Fiction God Life Material
The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.
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Fear Film Myself
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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Death Funny Sarcastic
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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Death Feeling Hate
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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Difficult Kill Men Reality
Our primary function is to create an emotion and our secondary function is to sustain that emotions.
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Creation Emotion Function Ourselves
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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Discover Excitement Imagination Men Relationship Woman
Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.
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Drama Life Writing
There is something more important than logic: imagination.
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Imagination Important Logic
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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Art Audience Body History Myself
I like stories with lots of psychology.
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Film Myself Psychology Story
A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
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Film Life Myself
Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn’t change people’s habits. It just kept them inside the house.
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Change Habit Invention Media People

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