There is nothing quite so good as burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.

Quote by Alfred Hitchcock

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I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.

I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.

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

Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing...

Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing...

I'm full of fears and I do my best to avoid difficulties and any kind...

I'm full of fears and I do my best to avoid difficulties and any kind...

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

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

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...

Drama is life with the dull bits left out.

Drama is life with the dull bits left out.

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...

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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 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...

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.

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 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...

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...