THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK QUOTE BOOK reflects the involvement and expertise of the director, who was famous for his innovative style and unusual camera angles, in suiting dialogue to action. “Hitch” worked tirelessly with his writers, guiding them to create more vivid dialogue for a visual medium. The result, the fusion between Hitchcock and his writers, was seamless. Whether Cary Grant was making love to (or frightening) Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly, Joan Fontaine, or Eva Marie Saint, the dialogue, though written differently for each film, dealt with the same subjects. Yet the Hitchcock team always made the material seem fresh and original.

THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK QUOTE BOOK presents the great director in his own words, in the words of those who worked most closely with him, and in the dialogue of the characters in his movies — on Love, Seduction and Marriage, Women, Mothers, Men, Villains and Murderers, Food, and other subjects. A Hitchcock filmography completes the work.