When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, "It's in the script". If he says, "But what's my motivation?", I say, "Your salary".


The New York Times Encyclopedia of Film: 1972-1974 (Times Books, 1984)

Alfred Hitchcock Quotes

When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, It's in the script. If he says, But what's my motivation?, I say, Your salary.

When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, It's in the script. If he says, But what's my motivation?, I say, Your salary.

When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, It's in the script. If he says, But what's my motivation?, I say, Your salary.

When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, It's in the script. If he says, But what's my motivation?, I say, Your salary.