The best Quotes by Alfred Hitchcock

The best Quotes by Alfred Hitchcock

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director, screenwriter, producer and editor. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. Amonst others, he directed The 39 Steps (1935), The Lady Vanishes (1938), Rebecca (1940), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Suspicion (1941), Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Notorious (1946), and The Birds (1963).

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.
Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
Revenge is sweet and not fattening.
Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.
Happiness is a clear horizon - nothing to worry about on your plate, only things that are creative and not destructive... I think hatred is wasted energy, and it's all non-productive.
When people today say I'm 70, I say that's a confounded lie. I'm twice 35, that's all. Twice 35.
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The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.
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In a good marriage each is the other's better half.
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