When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one.
- Alfred Hitchcock
More Quotes By Alfred Hitchcock
There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
There is something more important than logic: imagination
The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesn’t say.
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Revenge is sweet and not fattening.
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To make a great film you need three things – the script, the script and the script.
Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
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