Alfred Hitchcock quotes

“A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.”

“Actors are cattle.”

“Conversation is the enemy of good wine and food.”

“Drama is life with the dull parts left out.”

“Even my failures make money and become classics a year after I make them.”

“If I were to make another picture set in Australia I’d have a policeman hop into the pocket of a kangaroo and yell, “Follow that car!”

“If I won’t be myself, who will?”

“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.”

“In feature films the director is God; in documentary films, God is the director.”

“It is no accident that an anagram of “actors” is “scrota”.”

“Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God.”

“Revenge is sweet and not fattening.”

“Self-plagiarism is style.”

“Television has brought back murder into the home – where it belongs.”

“The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.”

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

“To me Psycho was a big comedy. Had to be.”

“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.”

“Your best side? My dear, you’re sitting on it.”