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Alfred Hitchcock Quotes

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it Picture Quote #1

That is the most frightening sight I have ever seen Picture Quote #1

What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out Picture Quote #1

In regard to the tune, we have a name in the studio, and we call it the 'MacGuffin.' It is the mechanical element that usually crops up in any story. In crook stories it is always the necklace and in spy stories it is always the papers. We just try to be a little more original Picture Quote #1

In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today. They don't want their villain to be thrown at them with green limelight on his face. They want an ordinary human being with failings Picture Quote #1

I have prepared one of my own [time capsule]. I have placed some rather large samples of dynamite, gunpowder, and nitroglycerin. My time capsule is set to go off in the year 3000. It will show them what we are really like Picture Quote #1

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I try to offset any tendency towards the macabre with humour. As I see it, this is a typically English form of humour. It's a piece with such jokes as the one about the man who was being led to the gallows to be hanged. He looked at the trap door in the gallows, which was flimsily constructed, and he asked in some alarm, 'I say, is that thing safe?' Picture Quote #1

I always try to look at things as though I were remembering them three years later Picture Quote #1

I always take the audience into account Picture Quote #1

When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one Picture Quote #1

I’m sure anyone who likes a good crime, provided it is not the victim Picture Quote #1

Even my failures make money and become classics a year after I make them Picture Quote #1

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A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake Picture Quote #1

There are several differences between a football game and a revolution. For one thing, a football game usually lasts longer and the participants wear uniforms. Also, there are usually more casualties in a football game. The object of the game is to move a ball past the other team's goal line. This counts as six points. No points are given for lacerations, contusions, or abrasions, but then no points are deducted, either. Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally Picture Quote #1

For me, suspense doesn’t have any value if it’s not balanced by humor Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Disney has the best casting. If he doesn't like an actor he just tears him up Picture Quote #1

These are bagpipes. I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant, asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the man made sound never equalled the purity of the sound achieved by the pig Picture Quote #1

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A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes) That is the most frightening sight I have ever seen (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes) What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes) In regard to the tune, we have a name in the studio, and we call it the 'MacGuffin.' It is the mechanical element that usually crops up in any story. In crook stories it is always the necklace and in spy stories it is always the papers. We just try to be a little more original (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes) In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today. They don't want their villain to be thrown at them with green limelight on his face. They want an ordinary human being with failings (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes) I have prepared one of my own [time capsule]. I have placed some rather large samples of dynamite, gunpowder, and nitroglycerin. My time capsule is set to go off in the year 3000. It will show them what we are really like (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes) I try to offset any tendency towards the macabre with humour. As I see it, this is a typically English form of humour. It's a piece with such jokes as the one about the man who was being led to the gallows to be hanged. He looked at the trap door in the gallows, which was flimsily constructed, and he asked in some alarm, 'I say, is that thing safe?' (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes) I always try to look at things as though I were remembering them three years later (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes) I always take the audience into account (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes) When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes) I’m sure anyone who likes a good crime, provided it is not the victim (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes) Even my failures make money and become classics a year after I make them (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes) A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes) There are several differences between a football game and a revolution. For one thing, a football game usually lasts longer and the participants wear uniforms. Also, there are usually more casualties in a football game. The object of the game is to move a ball past the other team's goal line. This counts as six points. No points are given for lacerations, contusions, or abrasions, but then no points are deducted, either. Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes) For me, suspense doesn’t have any value if it’s not balanced by humor (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 (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes) Disney has the best casting. If he doesn't like an actor he just tears him up (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes) These are bagpipes. I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant, asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the man made sound never equalled the purity of the sound achieved by the pig (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes)

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