Quote #17
In the documentary the basic material has been created by God, whereas in the fiction film the director is the god; he must create life.
More from Alfred Hitchcock
- I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of them.
- It is no accident that an anagram of 'actors' is 'scrota'.
- [This award is] meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid.
- Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
- Blondes make the best victims. They're like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints.
- A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.
- Self-plagiarism is style.
- Drama is life with the dull bits left out.