Quote

If I won't be myself, who will?

Alfred Hitchcock

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Alfred Hitchcock
Age: 80 †
Born: 1899
Born: August 13
Died: 1980
Died: April 29
Cinematographer
Director
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Editor
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Television Director
Television Producer
Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Hitchcock

More quotes by Alfred Hitchcock

Image
Making a film means, first of all, to tell a story. That story can be an improbable one, but it should never be banal. It must be dramatic and human. What is drama, after all, but life with the dull bits cut out?
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
Seeing a murder on television can help us unload the feelings of hate themselves. If you do not have feelings of hatred, may be obtained in the advertising interval.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
I always take the audience into account.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
For me, suspense doesn't have any value if it's not balanced by humor.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
A woman, I always say, should be like a good suspense movie: The more left to the imagination, the more excitement there is. This should be her aim - to create suspense, to let a man discover things about her without her having to tell him.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
To me Psycho was a big comedy. Had to be.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
Never turn your back on a friend.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
The silent pictures were the purest form of cinema
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed with tenderness in simple, homey places like the kitchen table.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
It has been rumored that Psycho is so terrifying that it will scare some people speechless. Some of my men hopefully sent their wives to a screening. The women emerged badly shaken but still vigorously vocal.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
Happiness is a small house, with a big kitchen.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
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.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
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.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
Claude Jade is a brave nice young lady. But I don't give any guarantee what she will do on a taxi's back seat.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
Actually, I have no regard for money. Aside from its purchasing power, it's completely useless as far as I'm concerned.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
In feature films the director is God in documentary films God is the director.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
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