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

Alfred Hitchcock

I have never known birds of different species to flock together. The very concept is unimaginable. Why, if that happened, we wouldn't stand a chance! How could we possibly hope to fight them?

Alfred Hitchcock

Fear isn't so difficult to understand. After all, weren't we all frightened as children? Nothing has changed since Little Red Riding Hood faced the big bad wolf. What frightens us today is exactly the same sort of thing that frightened us yesterday. ...

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

Alfred Hitchcock

I'm sure anyone who likes a good crime, provided it is not the victim.

Alfred Hitchcock

Puns are the highest form of literature.

Alfred Hitchcock

Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement. ... The conventional big-bosomed blonde is not mysterious. And what could be more obvious than the old black velvet and pearls type? The perfect ‘woman of mystery�...

Alfred Hitchcock

The picture's over. Now I have to go and put it on film.

Alfred Hitchcock

In during the scene on Mount Rushmore, I wanted Cary Grant to hide in Lincoln's nostril and then have a fit of sneezing. The Parks Commission...was rather upset at this thought. I argued until one of their number asked me how I would like it if they ...

Alfred Hitchcock

Gee, I'm sorry I didn't hear you in all this rain. Go ahead in, please." Anthony Perkin's Norman Bates Talking To Janet Leigh's Marion Crane.

Alfred Hitchcock

In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director" - Alfred Hitchcock

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Love those wrongdoers, they need it more than you.

Alfred Hitchcock

It seems to me that television is exactly like a gun. Your enjoyment of it is determined by which end of it you're on.

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Seeing a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms. And if you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.

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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