Hitchcock denigrated American films, saying they were all 'pictures of people talking' - as, indeed, most of them are.

What we're trying to do is find two or more shots the juxtaposition of which will give us the idea.

Art is an expression of joy and awe. It is not an attempt to share one's virtues and accomplishments with the audience, but an act of selfless spirit.

A good writer gets better only by learning to cut, to remove the ornamental, the descriptive, the narrative, and especially the deeply felt and meaningful. What remains? The story remains.

What I value most in my friends is loyalty.

To find beauty in the sad, hope in the midst of loss, and dignity in failure is great poetic art.

I've been alienating my public since I was 20 years old.