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"It has been rumored that "Psycho" is so terrifying that it will scare some people speechless. Some of my men hopefully sent their wives to a screening. The women emerged badly shaken but still vigorously vocal."
"Everything's perverted in a different way."
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
"All love scenes started on the set are continued in the dressing room."
"Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally."
"One never knows the ending. One has to die to know exactly what happens after death, although Catholics have their hopes."
"I always try to look at things as though I were remembering them three years later."
"I'm a writer and, therefore, automatically a suspicious character."
"In the documentary the basic material has been created by God, whereas in the fiction film the director is a God; he must create life."
"I was an uncommonly unattractive young man."
"For me, suspense doesn't have any value if it's not balanced by humor."
"Seeing a murder on television can help us unload the feelings of hate themselves. If you do not have feelings of hatred, may be obtained in the advertising interval."
"Cary Grant is the only actor I ever loved in my whole life."
"San Francisco would be a good location for a murder mystery."
"Really, the novelist has the best casting since he doesn't have to cope with the actors and all the rest. -Alfred Hitchcock"
"There are several differences between a football game and a revolution. For one thing, a football game usually lasts longer and the participants wear uniforms. Also, there are usually more casualties in a football game. The object of the game is to move a ball past the other team's goal line. This counts as six points. No points are given for lacerations, contusions, or abrasions, but then no points are deducted, either. Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally."
"Our original title, you know, was `The Man in Lincoln`s Nose`. Couldn`t use it, though. They also wouldn`t let us shoot people on Mount Rushmore. Can`t deface a national monument. And it`s a pity, too, because I had a wonde."
"Seeing a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms. And if you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some."
"Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement. ... The conventional big-bosomed blonde is not mysterious. And what could be more obvious than the old black velvet and pearls type? The perfect ‘woman of mystery’ is one who is blonde, subtle and Nordic. ... Although I do not profess to be an authority on women, I fear that the perfect title [for a movie], like the perfect woman is difficult to find."
"I'm frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me."