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Famous Alfred Hitchcock Quotes
“For me, suspense doesn't have any value if it's not balanced by humor.”
Source: Hitchcock on Hitchcock: Selected Writings and Interviews
“San Francisco would be a good location for a murder mystery.”
“Mystery is an intellectual process... But suspense is essentially an emotional process.”
Source: Hitchcock on Hitchcock, Volume 2: Selected Writings and Interviews
“To make a great film you need three things - the script, the script and the script.”
“Film your murders like love scenes, and film your love scenes like murders.”
“I'm frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me.”
“Reality is something that none of us can stand, at any time.”