Give them pleasure - the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.

Quote by Alfred Hitchcock

Topics: Alfred Hitchcock Quotes

The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesnt say.

The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesnt say.

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...

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...

A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.

A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.

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...

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

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...

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...

Someone once told me that every minute a murder occurs, so I don't want to...

Someone once told me that every minute a murder occurs, so I don't want to...

Television is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops...

Television is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Revenge is sweet and not fattening

Revenge is sweet and not fattening

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...

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

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

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...

I do not know who first invented the myth of sexual equality. But it is...

I do not know who first invented the myth of sexual equality. But it is...

I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is...

I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is...

I never enjoyed working in a film.

I never enjoyed working in a film.