8 Alfred Hitchcock Quotes on Humor

Alfred Hitchcock quotes on humor

18. It is no accident that an anagram of 'actors' is 'scrota'.

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

26. The inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the manmade sound never equalled the purity of the sound achieved by the pig.

29. I once received a letter from a mother ambitious for her daughter. It read: 'I have a perfectly beautiful daughter. She is seventeen years old, five feet three inches tall, and weighs eight stone. Do you think she might succeed in films?' I replied 'Madam, it would be impossible to say, as you did not state her width.'

41. Then Madam I suggest you have her dry cleaned.

43. This paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book -- it makes a very poor doorstop.

44. To me Psycho was a big comedy. Had to be.

55. I'd like to know more about his relationships with women. No, on second thought, I wouldn't. - Ingrid Bergman