What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out.

Quote by Alfred Hitchcock

Topics: Alfred Hitchcock Quotes

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.

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...

Disney has the best casting. If he doesn't like an actor he just tears him...

Disney has the best casting. If he doesn't like an actor he just tears him...

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....

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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 the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today....

In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today....

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...

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...

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...

Revenge is sweet and not fattening

Revenge is sweet and not fattening

The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesnt say.

The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesnt say.

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...

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...

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...

I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.

I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.