Alfred Hitchcock Quotes

I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach. - View Quote Details on I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the…
The inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the manmade sound never equalled the purity of the sound achieved by the pig. - View Quote Details on The inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw…
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.’ - View Quote Details on When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss…
A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it. - View Quote Details on A good film is when the price of the dinner,…
[This award is] meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid. - View Quote Details on [This award is] meaningful because it comes from my fellow…
The length of the film should be directly related to the endurance of human bladder. - View Quote Details on The length of the film should be directly related to…
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. - View Quote Details on In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the…
I’m not against the police; I’m just afraid of them. - View Quote Details on I’m not against the police; I’m just afraid of them.
I’m frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me. That white round thing without any holes … have you ever seen anything more revolting than an egg yolk breaking and spilling its yellow liquid? Blood is jolly, red. But egg yolk is yellow, revolting. I’ve never tasted it. - View Quote Details on I’m frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me…
There are several differences between a footballl game and a revolution. For one thing, a football game usually lasts longer and the participants wear uniforms. Also there are more injuries at a football game. - View Quote Details on There are several differences between a footballl game and a…
Then Madam I suggest you have her dry cleaned. - View Quote Details on Then Madam I suggest you have her dry cleaned.
Never turn your back on a friend. - View Quote Details on Never turn your back on a friend.
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. - View Quote Details on I’m full of fears and I do my best to…
In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director. - View Quote Details on In feature films the director is God; in documentary films…
I beg permission to mention by name only four people who have given me the most affection, appreciation, and encouragement, and constant collaboration. The first of the four is a film editor, the second is a scriptwriter, the third is the mother of my daughter Pat, and the fourth is as fine a cook as ever performed miracles in a domestic kitchen. And their names are Alma Reville. - View Quote Details on I beg permission to mention by name only four people…
Even my failures make money and become classics a year after I make them. - View Quote Details on Even my failures make money and become classics a year…
There is no terror in a bang, only in the anticipation of it. - View Quote Details on There is no terror in a bang, only in the…
Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes out of the mouths of people whose eyes tell the story in visual terms. - View Quote Details on Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just…
The Birds could be the most terrifying motion picture I have ever made. - View Quote Details on The Birds could be the most terrifying motion picture I…
Seeing a murder on television can … help work off one’s antagonisms. And if you haven’t any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some. - View Quote Details on Seeing a murder on television can … help work off…
In the documentary the basic material has been created by God, whereas in the fiction film the director is the god; he must create life. - View Quote Details on In the documentary the basic material has been created by…
Like Freud, Hitchcock diagnosed the discontents that chafe and rankle beneath the decorum of civilization. Like Picasso or Dali, he registered the phenomenological threat of an abruptly modernised world. — Peter Conrad - View Quote Details on Like Freud, Hitchcock diagnosed the discontents that chafe and rankle…
To me Psycho was a big comedy. Had to be. - View Quote Details on To me Psycho was a big comedy. Had to be.
Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing to the need for it. - View Quote Details on Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about…
I’m a philanthropist: I give people what they want. People love being horrified, terrified. - View Quote Details on I’m a philanthropist: I give people what they want. People…
Walt Disney has the best casting system. If he don’t like an actor, he just tears him up. - View Quote Details on Walt Disney has the best casting system. If he don’t…
There is nothing quite so good as burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating. - View Quote Details on There is nothing quite so good as burial at sea…
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. - View Quote Details on If it’s a good movie, the sound could go off…
Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed with tenderness in simple, homey places like the kitchen table - View Quote Details on Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed…
A murder without gleaming scissors is like asparagus without the hollandaise sauce - tasteless. - View Quote Details on A murder without gleaming scissors is like asparagus without the…
Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn’t change people’s habits. It just kept them inside the house. - View Quote Details on Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn’t…
Hitch is a gentleman farmer who raises goose flesh. ~ Ingrid Bergman - View Quote Details on Hitch is a gentleman farmer who raises goose flesh. ~…