More from Alfred Hitchcock

  1. To me Psycho was a big comedy. Had to be.
  2. There is nothing quite so good as burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.
  3. This paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book -- it makes a very poor doorstop.
  4. 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.
  5. They like to put their toe in the cold water of fear.
  6. Walt Disney has the best casting system. If he don't like an actor, he just tears him up.
  7. Then Madam I suggest you have her dry cleaned.
  8. 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, '…

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