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For me, suspense doesn't have any value if it's not balanced by humor.
Alfred Hitchcock
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Alfred Hitchcock
Age: 80 †
Born: 1899
Born: August 13
Died: 1980
Died: April 29
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Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Hitchcock
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People don't always express their inner thoughts to one another a conversation may be quite trivial, but often the eyes will reveal what a person really thinks or feels.
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I would almost say that the best screen actor is the man who can do nothing extremely well.
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Puns are the highest form of literature.
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Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally.
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Our original title, you know, was `The Man in Lincoln`s Nose`. Couldn`t use it, though. They also wouldn`t let us shoot people on Mount Rushmore. Can`t deface a national monument. And it`s a pity, too, because I had a wonde.
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A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
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Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement.
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I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.
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