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Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
English Director
Born: Aug 13, 1899
Died: Apr 29, 1980
Good Life Me People Will You
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Revenge is sweet and not fattening. Alfred Hitchcock
Revenge Sweet Fattening
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
Man Asthmatic Saw Carrying Indignant Purity Inventor Inspired Never He Arm Pig Understand Sound His Man-Made Achieved Unfortunately
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
Character Me Say Says He Motivation His Salary Discuss Wants Script Your Actor
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
You Mind Blessed Nothing Eye Winning Whatsoever Happen Scruples Really Agile Keen
Drama is life with the dull bits cut out. Alfred Hitchcock
Life Drama Bits Out Dull Cut
I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of them. Alfred Hitchcock
Police Just Afraid Against Them
Give them pleasure - the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare. Alfred Hitchcock
Wake Up Pleasure Give Wake Up Same Them Nightmare
Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing to the need for it. Alfred Hitchcock
Television About Well Spreading Contributing Done Psychiatry Information Much Need
The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture. Alfred Hitchcock
Picture More Successful Villain
What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out. Alfred Hitchcock
Life Drama Bits Out Dull Cut
Self-plagiarism is style. Alfred Hitchcock
Style
In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director. Alfred Hitchcock
God Director Films Feature Feature Films Documentary
I am scared easily, here is a list of my adrenaline - production: 1: small children, 2: policemen, 3: high places, 4: that my next movie will not be as good as the last one. Alfred Hitchcock
Good Will Easily High Scared High Places Small Small Children Adrenaline Policemen Am List Children Movie Places Next Production Here Last
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. Alfred Hitchcock
Work You Will Television Seeing Some Give Antagonism Off Commercials Any Help
If it's a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on. Alfred Hitchcock
Good Good Movie Would Could Clear Perfectly Idea Perfectly Clear Audience Sound Still Go Off Going Movie
For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake. Alfred Hitchcock
Life Me Cinema Cake Slice Piece
Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed with tenderness in simple, homey places like the kitchen table. Alfred Hitchcock
Simple Our Table Some Kitchen Kitchen Table Tenderness Performed Like Most Been Domestic Places Exquisite Homey
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
Eyes People Other Out Tell Visual Something Simply Terms Sound Dialogue Sounds Mouths Just Just Something Story Should Whose Among
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
Man Difficult Films Clean Messy Always How Very Show Thing
I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks. Alfred Hitchcock
Beneficial Am Provide Shocks Public
This award is meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid. Alfred Hitchcock
Fellow Because Dealers Celluloid Meaningful Award
Disney has the best casting. If he doesn't like an actor he just tears him up. Alfred Hitchcock
Best Tears Casting He Like Him Up Just Disney Actor
This paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book - it makes a very poor doorstop. Alfred Hitchcock
Book Will Paperback Find Never Makes Replace Very Interesting Poor Hardcover

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