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36 Great Quotes By Sir Alfred Hitchcock, The Master Of Suspense

Famous As: One of the Most Influential Filmmakers of All Time

Died On: April 29, 1980

Born In: Leytonstone, London, England

Died At Age: 80

“The Master of Suspense” Sir Alfred Hitchcock was the king of psychological thriller and mystery genre. He was a celebrated Hollywood producer, scriptwriter and director. He had a flourishing career in silent movies as well as early talkies. In a sphere of more than five decades he gained acclamation for his distinctive directorial style. His greatest hits were ‘Psycho’, ‘Dial M for Murder’ and ‘Rebecca’, for which he received accolades such as Golden Globe, Lauren Award and Academy Award. Hitchcock also received Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 1980. He is one of the only few in the' Hollywood Walk of Fame' to receive two star - one for television and the other for Motion Pictures. He considered cinema not as a slice of life but a piece of cake. His writings, thoughts, sayings and quotes became as popular as his works and movies. Here is a collection of popular motivational and inspirational quotes and sayings from this pioneer in Cinema on literature, life, fear, imagination, pun and happiness. This great filmmaker had immense insight about movies, life, and art. His wisdom is so much evident in these great quotes.

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Puns are the highest form of literature.

Puns are the highest form of literature.
Alfred Hitchcock

Ideas come from everything
Alfred Hitchcock

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

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
Alfred Hitchcock

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

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

What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out.

What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out.
Life
Alfred Hitchcock

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

The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.
Alfred Hitchcock

If I won't be myself, who will?
Will I
Alfred Hitchcock

Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.

Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
Alfred Hitchcock

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

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

I'm a writer and, therefore, automatically a suspicious character.

I'm a writer and, therefore, automatically a suspicious character.
Character
Alfred Hitchcock

I can't read fiction without visualizing every scene. The result is it becomes a series of pictures rather than a book.

I can't read fiction without visualizing every scene. The result is it becomes a series of pictures rather than a book.
I
Alfred Hitchcock

Revenge is sweet and not fattening.
Alfred Hitchcock

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.

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.
You Will
Alfred Hitchcock

The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book -- it makes a very poor doorstop.

The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book -- it makes a very poor doorstop.
Never Will I
Alfred Hitchcock

Blondes make the best victims. They're like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints.

Blondes make the best victims. They're like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints.
Like
Alfred Hitchcock

A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality.

A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality.
Alfred Hitchcock

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

I'm a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.
I
Alfred Hitchcock

T.V. has brought murder back into the home where it belongs.

T.V. has brought murder back into the home where it belongs.
Home
Alfred Hitchcock

There is nothing so good as a burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.

There is nothing so good as a burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.
Alfred Hitchcock

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

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

In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.

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

I have a feeling that inside you somewhere,there's somebody nobody knows about

I have a feeling that inside you somewhere,there's somebody nobody knows about
You I
Alfred Hitchcock

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

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

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.

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.
You
Alfred Hitchcock

I’m full of fears and I do my best to avoid difficulties and any kind of complications. I like everything around me to be clear as crystal and completely calm.

I’m full of fears and I do my best to avoid difficulties and any kind of complications. I like everything around me to be clear as crystal and completely calm.
Me Like I
Alfred Hitchcock

Really, the novelist has the best casting since he doesn't have to cope with the actors and all the rest.
-Alfred Hitchcock

Really, the novelist has the best casting since he doesn't have to cope with the actors and all the rest. -Alfred Hitchcock
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.

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.
Me Like
Alfred Hitchcock

If you can't do it naturally, then fake it.

If you can't do it naturally, then fake it.
You
Alfred Hitchcock

You think she's pretty, you ought to see my slingshot!

You think she's pretty, you ought to see my slingshot!
You Think
Alfred Hitchcock

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.

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