The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.

Quote by Alfred Hitchcock

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For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.

For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the...

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the...

There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with...

There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with...

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

These are bagpipes. I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw...

These are bagpipes. I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw...

I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of them.

I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of them.

Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs.

Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs.

Seeing a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms. And if you haven't...

Seeing a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms. And if you haven't...

If it's a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still...

If it's a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still...

I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.

I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.

Self-plagiarism is style.

Self-plagiarism is style.

Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed with tenderness in simple, homey...

Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed with tenderness in simple, homey...

Revenge is sweet and not fattening.

Revenge is sweet and not fattening.

Revenge is sweet and not fattening

Revenge is sweet and not fattening

These are bagpipes. I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw...

These are bagpipes. I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw...

Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes out of...

Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes out of...

This award is meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid.

This award is meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid.

In films murders are always very clean. I show how difficult it is and what...

In films murders are always very clean. I show how difficult it is and what...

The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.

The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.