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There is nothing so good as a burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.
Alfred Hitchcock
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Alfred Hitchcock
Age: 80 †
Born: 1899
Born: August 13
Died: 1980
Died: April 29
Cinematographer
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Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Hitchcock
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Drama is life with the dull bits left out. There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it. I believe in putting the horror in the minds of the audience, and not necessarily on the screen. The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.
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I can't read fiction without visualizing every scene. The result is it becomes a series of pictures rather than a book.
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A woman of mystery is one who also has a certain maturity and whose actions speak louder than words. Any woman can be one, if she keeps those two points in mind. She should grow up-and shut up.
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This weapon [an ax] is primitive but effective. And it's also guaranteed to be fifty-percent painless. You see, it takes two people to operate, and the person at this end [the handle] doesn't feel a thing.
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The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book - it makes a very poor doorstop.
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I enjoy playing the audience like a piano.
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Ideas come from everything
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Actually, I have no regard for money. Aside from its purchasing power, it's completely useless as far as I'm concerned.
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A movie should be as long as one can hold their bladder
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The picture's over. Now I have to go and put it on film.
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A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
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I am scared easily, here is a list of my adrenaline - production: 1: small children, 2: policemen, 3: high places, 4: that my next movie will not be as good as the last one.
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I'm frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me.
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This award is meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid.
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A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality.
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For me, suspense doesn't have any value if it's not balanced by humor.
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I always take the audience into account.
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I'm not much into rear window ethics.
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Conversation is the enemy of good wine and food.
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To make a great film you need three things - the script, the script and the script.
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