These are bagpipes. I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant, asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the man-made sound never equalled the purity of the sound achieved by the pig.

Quote by Alfred Hitchcock

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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...

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.

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...

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 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.

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the...

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the...

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

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...

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...

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...

Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn't change people's habits. It just...

Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn't change people's habits. It just...

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.

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...

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...

In a good marriage each is the others better half.

In a good marriage each is the others better half.

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...

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...

Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.

Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.

If there are twelve clowns in a ring, you can jump in the middle and...

If there are twelve clowns in a ring, you can jump in the middle and...

The auditor is a watchdog and not a bloodhound.

The auditor is a watchdog and not a bloodhound.