Quotes by
Alfred Hitchcock |
1899-1980 , British film director
Alfred Hitchcock, the “Master of Suspense”, was a British film director and producer renowned for pioneering psychological thrillers. His iconic works, including Psycho, Rear Window, and Vertigo, are celebrated for their innovative storytelling, gripping suspense, and visual artistry. With a career spanning 6 decades, Hitchcock became a cultural icon, earning numerous accolades and influencing generations of filmmakers.
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Quotations
| • | The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesn't say. 3 |
| • | Film your murders like love scenes, and film your love scenes like murders. 2 |
| • | I always try to look at things as though I were remembering them 3 years later. 2 |
| • | To make a great film you need three things - the script, the script and the script. 1 |
| • | The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder. 1 |
| • | The silent pictures were the purest form of cinema. 1 |
| • | There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it. |
| • | Always make the audience suffer as much as possible. |
| • | The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture. |
| • | Happiness is a small house, with a big kitchen. |
| • | Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement. |
| • | Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn't change people's habits. It just kept them inside the house. |
| • | Our primary function is to create an emotion and our secondary function is to sustain that emotions. |
| • | Give them pleasure. The same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare. |
| • | Blondes make the best victims. They're like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints. |
| • | 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. |
Funny Quotes
| • | For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake. 2 |
| • | I saw a very old movie. The leading lady said “no.” 1 |
| • | Revenge is sweet and not fattening. |
| • | Disney has the best casting. If he doesn't like an actor he just tears him up. |
