Alfred Hitchcock - Film Quotes

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

Alfred Hitchcock

To make a great film you need three things: the script, the script and the script.

Alfred Hitchcock

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.

Alfred Hitchcock

Some films are slices of life. Mine are slices of cake.

Alfred Hitchcock

Film your murders like love scenes, and film your love scenes like murders.

Alfred Hitchcock

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.

Alfred Hitchcock

Making a film means, first of all, to tell a story. That story can be an improbable one, but it should never be banal. It must be dramatic and human. What is drama, after all, but life with the dull bits cut out?

Alfred Hitchcock