Quotes for All
Alfred Hitchcock talked about planning out his movies so meticulously that when he was actually shooting and editing, it was the most boring thing in the world. But drawing comics isn’t like shooting a movie. You can shoot a movie in a few days and be done with it, but drawing a comic takes years … Read more
Hitchcock used to believe that if there were three or four memorable scenes in a film that would be enough to drive it, but I don’t know if that’s true or not. Clint Eastwood
If you approach a film with the feeling that you are going to have some impact on society then you’re liable to get carried away with yourself. Alfred Hitchcock once told me, when I was analyzing a lot of things about his pictures, Clint, you must remember, it’s only a movie. Clint Eastwood
Suspicion, he said. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He’s a genius. Starring Cary Grant. When Lucas gave me a look, I added, You have your priorities, I have mine. Claudia Gray
My husband and I have watched a lot of Hitchcock movies in bulk, and there’s a lot to be gained from that, from focusing strictly on an artists canon. Claire Danes
Hitchcock said he viewed actors as cattle.. but some were free range. Catherine Crier
One of the main reasons I am so drawn to Hitchcock is that he planned his shots way in advance on story-boards, which he designed like classic paintings (he was an art connoisseur). It’s why he found shooting on set boring – because he had already composed the film in his head. Camille Paglia
My thinking was that today’s spectator is so well-versed in film language that all theories about suspense, as argued by Dreyer and Hitchcock, on what makes you scared in cinema, can be ditched. It’s the spectator, finally, who’s going to construct the menace and the fear. Bruno Dumont
In Hitchcocks eyes the movement was dramatic, not the acting. When he wanted the audience to be moved, he moved the camera. He was a subtle human being, and he was also the best director I have ever worked with. Bruce Dern
Regardless of the business aspect of things, is there a reason that there isn’t a female Hitchcock or a female Scorsese or a female Spielberg? I don’t know. I think it’s a medium that really is built for the male gaze and for a male sensibility. Bret Easton Ellis