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
There's 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 no terror in a bang, only in the anticipation of it.
You can't direct a Laughton picture. The best you can hope for is to referee.
There is nothing quite so good as burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.
This paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book - it makes a very poor doorstop.
What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out.
A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.
The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
In the documentary the basic material has been created by God, whereas in the fiction film the director is a God; he must create life.
In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.
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.
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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.
There's nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.