Alfred Hitchcock Quotes

Коллекция Альфреда Хичкока из самых знаковых цитат и мыслей

Alfred Hitchcock's collection of the most iconic quotations and thoughts.

Revenge is sweet and not fattening.

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

Blondes make the best victims. They're like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints.

What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out.

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.

When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, 'It's in the script.' If he says, 'But what's my motivation?, ' I say, 'Your salary.'

I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle.

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.

About Alfred Hitchcock:

Was an English film director, producer and television host. Often nicknamed "The Master of Suspense", he pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, renowned as England's best director, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood in 1939 and became a US citizen in 1955.