The 20 Best Alfred Hitchcock Quotes

11 of 20 10. "We try to tell a good story and develop a hefty plot. Themes emerge as we go along."

12 of 20 9. "A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it."

13 of 20 1. “Give them pleasure. The same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.”

14 of 20 8. “If it's a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on.”

15 of 20 7. “Self-plagiarism is style.”

16 of 20 6. “I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle.”

17 of 20 5. “I am scared easily, here is a list of my adrenaline - production: 1: small children, 2: policemen, 3: high places, 4: that my next movie will not be as good as the last one.”

18 of 20 4. “Disney has the best casting. If he doesn't like an actor he just tears him up.”

19 of 20 3. “Blondes make the best victims. They're like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints.”

20 of 20 2. “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.'”