Alfred Hitchcock once infamously said "all actors should be treated like cattle". Of course, that was not the end of his words of wisdom:- On the art of drama: "Drama is life with the dull bits cut out."
- On directorial style: “Self-plagiarism is style.”
- On healthcare: “I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.”
- On running times: “The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.”
- On literature: "The paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace the hardcover book -- it makes a very poor doorstop."
- On motivating actors: “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.'”
- On new media: “Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn't change people's habits. It just kept them inside the house."
- On funeral arrangements: "There is nothing quite so good as burial at sea. It is simple, tidy and not very incriminating."
- On victimization: "Blondes make the best victims. They're like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints."
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