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. 4 |
| • | I always try to look at things as though I were remembering them 3 years later. 3 |
| • | Film your murders like love scenes, and film your love scenes like murders. 3 |
| • | The silent pictures were the purest form of cinema. 2 |
| • | The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder. 2 |
| • | To make a great film you need three things - the script, the script and the script. 2 |
| • | 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. 1 |
| • | Blondes make the best victims. They're like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints. 1 |
| • | Give them pleasure. The same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare. 1 |
| • | Our primary function is to create an emotion and our secondary function is to sustain that emotions. 1 |
| • | Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn't change people's habits. It just kept them inside the house. 1 |
| • | Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement. 1 |
| • | Happiness is a small house, with a big kitchen. 1 |
| • | The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture. 1 |
| • | Always make the audience suffer as much as possible. 1 |
| • | There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it. 1 |
Funny Quotes
| • | For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake. 3 |
| • | I saw a very old movie. The leading lady said “no.” 2 |
| • | Disney has the best casting. If he doesn't like an actor he just tears him up. 1 |
| • | Revenge is sweet and not fattening. 1 |
