Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.

Quote by Alfred Hitchcock

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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.

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

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

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

One must never set up a murder. They must happen unexpectedlly, as in life.

One must never set up a murder. They must happen unexpectedlly, as in life.

In a good marriage each is the others better half.

In a good marriage each is the others better half.

We seem to have a compulsion these days to bury time capsules in order to...

We seem to have a compulsion these days to bury time capsules in order to...

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.

In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today....

In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today....

In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.

In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.

I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking...

I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking...

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...

When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, 'It's...

When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, 'It's...

The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book...

The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book...

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...

I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.

I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.

Luck is everything... My good luck in life was to be a really frightened person....

Luck is everything... My good luck in life was to be a really frightened person....

The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human...

The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human...

A girl must marry for love, and keep on marrying until she finds it.

A girl must marry for love, and keep on marrying until she finds it.

French wine growers fear that this year's vintage may be entirely spoiled due to the...

French wine growers fear that this year's vintage may be entirely spoiled due to the...

Middle age is when you still believe you'll feel better in the morning.

Middle age is when you still believe you'll feel better in the morning.

I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to...

I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to...