Quotes by Alfred Hitchcock

About Alfred Hitchcock:

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was an English film director and producer. Often nicknamed "The Master of Suspense", he pioneered many elements of the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema with both silent films and early talkies, renowned as England's best director, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood in 1939 and became a US citizen in 1955.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.

Alfred Hitchcock

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.

Alfred Hitchcock

When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, 'It's in the script.' If he says, 'But what's my motivation?, ' I say, 'Your salary.'

Alfred Hitchcock

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

Alfred Hitchcock

I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.

Alfred Hitchcock

Give them pleasure - the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.

Alfred Hitchcock

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.

Alfred Hitchcock

The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book - it makes a very poor doorstop.

Alfred Hitchcock

I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.

Alfred Hitchcock

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

Alfred Hitchcock

Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes out of the mouths of people whose eyes tell the story in visual terms.

Alfred Hitchcock

The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.

Alfred Hitchcock

There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.

Alfred Hitchcock

In films murders are always very clean. I show how difficult it is and what a messy thing it is to kill a man.

Alfred Hitchcock

I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.

Alfred Hitchcock

Television is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops up everytime.

Alfred Hitchcock

Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed with tenderness in simple, homey places like the kitchen table.

Alfred Hitchcock

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

Alfred Hitchcock

This award is meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid.

Alfred Hitchcock

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

Alfred Hitchcock

Revenge is sweet and not fattening.

Alfred Hitchcock

Author Bio

  • NameAlfred Hitchcock
  • DescriptionBritish filmmaker (1899–1980)
  • BornAugust 13, 1899
  • DiedApril 29, 1980
  • CountryUnited Kingdom; United States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Screenwriter; Film Producer
  • AwardsKnight Of The Legion Of Honour; Knight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire