Alfred Hitchcock

Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally.

Deep inside, I am a shy man. And in the presence of colorful characters, I am a clam. I never try to outeccentric the eccentrics!

Some films are slices of life, mine are slices of cake.

The ideal motion picture is a blank screen and the voice of the director.

I like stories where the hero is a victim. I don't like stories where the hero is a hero.

I'm a great believer in telling the audience all the information, and then letting them watch the characters suffer.

Fear isn't so difficult to understand. After all, everyone's afraid of something.

I enjoy playing the audience like a piano.

Casting is characterization.

I can only imagine what will happen when I die. They’ll probably show my movies at the funeral, and everyone will be screaming.

I try to get the audience to participate in the picture. I want them to be frightened, but I also want them to laugh.

The good actors are the ones who are good in spite of the director.

When an actor comes to me and says, 'I'm not happy with my lines, I'm not happy with my character,' I say, 'There's a door, get out.'

I'm a great believer in the visual image. I like to tell a story visually.

I am full of fear, but I make films to master my fear.

I don't believe in the 'slice of life.' I believe in the 'slice of cake.'

All of us have a dark side, and that's where the stories are.

I like to work with stories that are full of suspense and surprise.

The element of surprise is very important in my films.

I'm interested in the effect of fear on people.