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

Quote by Alfred Hitchcock

Topics: Murder Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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 scared easily, here is a list of my adrenaline - production: 1: small...

I am scared easily, here is a list of my adrenaline - production: 1: small...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

Revenge is sweet and not fattening

Revenge is sweet and not fattening

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 more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.

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

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...

Self-plagiarism is style.

Self-plagiarism is style.

There is nothing quite so good as burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and...

There is nothing quite so good as burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and...

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.

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

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.