Quotes by Directors

For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake. Alfred Hitchcock

Life Me Cinema Cake Slice Piece

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

The secret of my success? I speak in a loud clear voice and try not to bump into the furniture. Alfred Lunt

Success Speak Try Secret Furniture Voice Clear Bump Loud The Secret Of

I can be bought, but not bored. Alfred Lunt

Bored Bought

Miss Fontanne and I rehearse all the time. Even after we leave the theater, we rehearse. We sleep in the same bed. We have a script on our hands when we go to bed. You can't come and tell us to stop rehearsing after eight hours. Alfred Lunt

I like old people falling over, that's what makes me laugh. Allan Carr

Me People Old Laugh Over Like Makes Falling Old People

I still get excited about meeting celebrities, because I don't think I'm a celebrity myself. Allan Carr

Myself Think Meeting About Excited Because Still Celebrities Celebrity Get

I was at college doing performing arts, and just spending all my time mucking about, and the lecturers thought I would be pretty good at stand-up, so I gave it a whirl. Allan Carr

Time Good Thought College Gave Spending All My Time Would Would-Be Pretty Pretty Good About My Time Performing Performing Arts Doing Just Arts Whirl

I'd love to do acting, but it'd definitely have to be comedy. I can't do serious. It's completely beyond me. Allan Carr

Love Me Comedy Definitely Beyond Acting Serious

I've met Nicole Kidman, Elton John, loads of people. Allan Carr

People Met Elton Elton John John Nicole Nicole Kidman Loads

There's always a certain amount of camera improvisation. Allan Dwan

Always Camera Improvisation Certain Amount

I don't believe you ever get closure on anything. Things leave a permanent mark on you. Allison Anders

You Believe Mark Permanent Leave Get Closure Anything Ever Things

When 'Gas Food Lodging' was released, I had already shot 'Mi Vida Loca.' Allison Anders

Food Released Had Shot Gas

This practice of skinny actresses donning fat suits is essentially the new and acceptable blackface in Hollywood. Allison Anders

Suits Practice New Acceptable Essentially Hollywood Skinny Actress Fat