Quote

Conversation is the enemy of good wine and food.

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
Good
Wine
Conversation
Food
Enemy

More quotes by 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
Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
That is the most frightening sight I have ever seen.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
Happiness is a small house, with a big kitchen.
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
Man does not live by murder alone. He needs affection, approval, encouragement and, occasionally, a hearty meal.
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
I would almost say that the best screen actor is the man who can do nothing extremely well.
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
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
Image
In feature films the director is God in documentary films God is the director.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
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
Image
When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
I'm a writer and, therefore, automatically a suspicious character.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement.
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
Image
I enjoy playing the audience like a piano.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
Luck is everything... My good luck in life was to be a really frightened person. I'm fortunate to be a coward, to have a low threshold of fear, because a hero couldn't make a good suspense film.
Alfred Hitchcock
Image
A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality.
Alfred Hitchcock