Quotes By Alfred Hitchcock

The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.

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.

I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of them.

If it's a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on.

These are bagpipes. I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he 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.

Disney has the best casting. If he doesn't like an actor he just tears him up.

I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

Someone once told me that every minute a murder occurs, so I don't want to waste your time, I know you want to go back to work.

I'm full of fears and I do my best to avoid difficulties and any kind of complications. I like everything around me to be clear as crystal and completely calm.

Television is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops up everytime.

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.