50 Quotes by Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock was a British film director and producer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Hitchcock's films often dealt with themes of suspense, mystery, and psychological intrigue, and his innovative techniques and use of camera angles and lighting helped to define modern film language. Some of his most famous films include "Psycho," "Vertigo," and "North by Northwest." Hitchcock's influence can be seen in the work of countless filmmakers, and his legacy continues to be celebrated in the film industry today. (Bio)
Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director. (Meaning)
If I won't be myself, who will? (Quote Meaning)
There is no terror in a bang, only in the anticipation of it. (Meaning)
I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks. (Quote Meaning)
I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle. (Meaning)
Some films are slices of life, mine are slices of cake. (Quote Meaning)
Puns are the highest form of literature. (Meaning)
When we tell a story in cinema, we should resort to dialogue only when it's impossible to do otherwise. (Quote Meaning)
What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out. (Meaning)
I'm full of fears and I do my best to avoid difficulties and any kind of complications. I like everything around me to be clear as crystal and completely calm. (Quote Meaning)
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. (Meaning)
Give them pleasure – the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare. (Quote Meaning)
A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it. (Meaning)
Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs. (Quote Meaning)
In feature films, the director is God; in documentary films, God is the director. (Meaning)
Drama is life with the dull bits cut out. (Quote Meaning)
There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it. (Meaning)
There is something more important than logic: imagination (Quote Meaning)
I have a feeling that inside you somewhere,there's somebody nobody knows about
The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesn't say.
The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture. (Meaning)
Film your murders like love scenes, and film your love scenes like murders.
Mystery is an intellectual process... But suspense is essentially an emotional process.
I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.
To make a great film you need three things – the script, the script and the script. (Quote Meaning)
Revenge is sweet and not fattening. (Meaning)
Always make the audience suffer as much as possible. (Quote Meaning)
A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality. (Meaning)
Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement.
Reality is something that none of us can stand, at any time.
Our primary function is to create an emotion and our secondary function is to sustain that emotions.
Drama is real life with all the boring parts cut out.
Man does not live by murder alone. He needs affection, approval, encouragement and, occasionally, a hearty meal.
The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder. (Quote Meaning)
If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach. (Meaning)
Ideas come from everything
I enjoy playing the audience like a piano.
Never judge a country by its politicians.
One must never set up a murder. They must happen unexpectedly, as in life.
Happiness is a small house, with a big kitchen. (Quote Meaning)
Never turn your back on a friend.
For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake. (Meaning)
In a good marriage each is the others better half.
Actually, I have no regard for money. Aside from its purchasing power, it's completely useless as far as I'm concerned.
The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them. (Quote Meaning)
Television is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops up everytime.
The silent pictures were the purest form of cinema
Self-plagiarism is style.
I always try to look at things as though I were remembering them three years later.
I've become a body of films, not a man, I am all those films.
― Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
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