Conversation is the enemy of good wine and food.
– Alfred Hitchcock
It is no accident that an anagram of “actors” is “scrota”.
– Alfred Hitchcock
I understand 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.
– Alfred Hitchcock
Self-plagiarism is style.
– Alfred Hitchcock
Even my failures make money and become classics a year after I make them.
– Alfred Hitchcock
A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were
worth it.
– Alfred Hitchcock
There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye,
an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.
– Alfred Hitchcock
Actors are cattle.
– Alfred Hitchcock
Television has brought back murder into the home – where it belongs.
– Alfred Hitchcock
If I were to make another picture set in Australia I’d have a policeman hop into the pocket
of a kangaroo and yell, “Follow that car!”
– Alfred Hitchcock
To me Psycho was a big comedy. Had to be.
– Alfred Hitchcock
Your best side? My dear, you’re sitting on it.
– Alfred Hitchcock
In feature films the director is God; in documentary films, God is the director.
– Alfred Hitchcock
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.
– Alfred Hitchcock
If I won’t be myself, who will?
– Alfred Hitchcock
The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.
– Alfred Hitchcock
Give them pleasure. The same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.
– Alfred Hitchcock
Revenge is sweet and not fattening.
– Alfred Hitchcock
If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.
– Alfred Hitchcock
There is no terror in a bang, only inthe anticipation of it.
– Alfred Hitchcock
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.
– Alfred Hitchcock
Drama is life with the dull parts left out.
– Alfred Hitchcock
Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
– Alfred Hitchcock
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.”
– Alfred Hitchcock