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Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.

~Alfred Hitchcock

Topics: Always Audience Make Much Possible Suffer

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

~Alfred Hitchcock

Topics: More Picture Successful Villain

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

~Alfred Hitchcock

Topics: Am Audience Body Cinderella Coach Director Immediately Looking Made Would I Am

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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

Topics: Agile Blessed Eye Happen Keen Mind Nothing Really Whatsoever Winning You

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

~Alfred Hitchcock

Topics: Cure Cut Perfect Sore Throat

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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

Topics: Achieved Arm Carrying He His Indignant Inspired Inventor Man Man-Made Never Pig Purity Saw Sound Understand Unfortunately

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

~Alfred Hitchcock

Topics: American Button Everytime Like Pops Push Same Same Thing Television Thing Toaster Up You

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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.

~Alfred Hitchcock

Topics: Antagonism Any Commercials Give Help Off Seeing Some Television Will Work You

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Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

~Alfred Hitchcock

Topics: Bits Cut Drama Dull Life Out

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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

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Director

Born: August 13th, 1899

Died: April 29th, 1980

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