Alfred HitchcockThinkers

Anticipation is where fear lies; not in the thing itself. There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.

The Bagpipes is an instrument inspired when its inventor saw a man carrying an indignant, asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the man-made sound never equalled the purity of the sound achieved by the pig.

The Bagpipes is an instrument whose inventor was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant asthmatic pig under his arm.

A Blonde is the best kind of victim in film. They're like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints.

Casting is most effectively done by Disney: If one doesn't like an actor, one just tears him up.

Cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.

Conversation is the enemy of good wine and food.

Documentary film is distinguished from feature films in that, in feature films the director is God, but in documentary films God is the director.

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

Film is a genre in which 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.

Film is a form of entertainment whose length should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.

Flight is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect.