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11 Alfred Hitchcock quotes reveal how a master of fear thinks

Jul 26, 2021, 12:47 IST

On breakfast: "I’m frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me. That white round thing without any holes … have you ever seen anything more revolting than an egg yolk breaking and spilling its yellow liquid? Blood is jolly, red. But egg yolk is yellow, revolting. I’ve never tasted it."

On Disney: "If I made 'Cinderella,' the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach."

On television: "One of television’s great contributions is that it brought murder back into the home, where it belongs."

On stress relief: "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."

On hair color: "Blondes make the best victims. They're like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints."

On puns: "Puns are the highest form of literature."

On suicide: "We do not recommend suicide as a way of life."

On his scariest film: "'The Birds' could be the most terrifying motion picture I have ever made."

On the authorities: "I’m not against the police; I'm just afraid of them."

On cinema: "The silent pictures were the purest form of cinema."

His ultimate film philosophy: "Give them pleasure – the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare."

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