Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE, was an English film director and producer, at times referred to as "The Master of Suspense". He pioneered many elements of the suspense and psychological thriller genres. He had a successful career in British cinema with both silent films and early talkies and became renowned as England's best director. Hitchcock moved to Hollywood in 1939 and became a US citizen in 1955...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth13 August 1899
CityLondon, England
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I've become a body of films, not a man, I am all those films.
A movie should be as long as one can hold their bladder
Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally.
That is the most frightening sight I have ever seen.
You think she's pretty, you ought to see my slingshot!
I always take the audience into account.
I always try to look at things as though I were remembering them three years later.
The silent pictures were the purest form of cinema
Really, the novelist has the best casting since he doesn't have to cope with the actors and all the rest. -Alfred Hitchcock
The Birds could be the most terrifying motion picture I have ever made.
In reference to the murder scene in 'Dial M for murder' As you have seen on the screen the best way to do it is with a scissor.
I am scared easily, here is a list of my adrenaline - production: 1: small children, 2: policemen, 3: high places, 4: that my next movie will not be as good as the last one.
Self-plagarism is style.