In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today. They don't want their villain to be thrown at them with green limelight on his face. They want an ordinary human being with failings.

Quote by Alfred Hitchcock

Topics: Audiences Quotes, Elderly Quotes

The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesnt say.

The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesnt say.

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...

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....

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...

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...

Self-plagiarism is style.

Self-plagiarism is style.

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...

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

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

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...

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

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

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

This paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book...

This paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book...

I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be...

I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.

I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.