1. “What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out.”
2.“Ideas come from everything”
3. “Puns are the highest form of literature.”
4.“There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.”
5. “Fear isn’t so difficult to understand. After all, weren’t we all frightened as children? Nothing has changed since Little Red Riding Hood faced the big bad wolf. What frightens us today is exactly the same sort of thing that frightened us yesterday. It’s just a different wolf. This fright complex is rooted in every individual.”
6.“The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.”
7.“Give them pleasure. The same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.”
8. “Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.”
9. “I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.”
10. “Revenge is sweet and not fattening.”
11. “If I won’t be myself, who will?”
12. “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.”
13. “The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book — it makes a very poor doorstop.”
14. “A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality.”
15. “There is nothing so good as a burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.”
16. “I have never known birds of different species to flock together. The very concept is unimaginable. Why, if that happened, we wouldn’t stand a chance! How could we possibly hope to fight them?”
17. “The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.”
18. “I’m frightened of my own movies.”
Make sure to pick up the book Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho by Stephen Rebello, a must read for any Alfred Hitchcock fan.
Official Synopsis: First released in June 1960, Psycho altered the landscape of horror films forever. But just as compelling as the movie itself is the story behind it, which has been adapted as a movie starring Anthony Hopkins as Hitchcock, Helen Mirren as his wife Alma Reville, and Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh.
Stephen Rebello brings to life the creation of one of Hollywood’s most iconic films, from the story of Wisconsin murderer Ed Gein, the real-life inspiration for the character of Norman Bates, to Hitchcock’s groundbreaking achievements in cinematography, sound, editing, and promotion.
Packed with captivating insights from the film’s stars, writers, and crewmembers, Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho is a riveting and definitive history of a signature Hitchcock cinematic masterpiece.
Official Author Bio: Stephen Rebello is a screenwriter and author of the best-selling Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of ‘Psycho.’ The theatrical motion picture HITCHCOCK, based on that book, was released to theaters in 2012 and internationally in early 2013. The film stars Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel, James D’Arcy, Toni Collette, Danny Huston, Ralph Macchio, Michael Wincott and Richard Portnow.
Mr. Rebello, who has written screenplays for Disney, Paramount, Focus Features and independent companies, wrote several screenplay drafts.
His non-fiction books include Reel Art – Great Posters From the Golden Age of the Silver Screen (largely featuring the poster collection of Richard C. Allen), Bad Movies We Love (with Edward Margulies) and he is also known for having written feature articles for such magazines as Playboy, Movieline, Hollywood Life, Statement, GQ, More and Cosmopolitan.
His celebrity interviews have drawn out provocative revelations from Matt Damon, Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Beyonce, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Drew Barrymore, Charlie Sheen, Scarlett Johansson, Clive Owen, Jerry Bruckheimer, Eva Mendes, Benicio Del Toro, Sharon Stone, Lee Iacocca, Pierce Brosnan and Tom Cruise, among others.
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