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Reality is something that none of us can stand, at any time.
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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Television Producer
Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Hitchcock
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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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Puns are the highest form of literature.
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San Francisco would be a good location for a murder mystery.
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Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
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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.'
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Never turn your back on a friend.
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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.
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I like stories with lots of psychology.
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Film your murders like love scenes, and film your love scenes like murders.
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Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing to the need for it.
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Television is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops up everytime.
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The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
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Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn't change people's habits. It just kept them inside the house.
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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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Blondes make the best victims. They're like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints.
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I'm not much into rear window ethics.
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Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement.
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