Hitchcock on Hitchcock. Volume 1, Selected Writings and Interviews

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Gathered here for the first time are Alfred Hitchcock's reflections on his own life and work. In this ample selection of largely unknown and formerly inaccessible interviews and essays, Hitchcock provides an enlivening commentary on a career that spanned decades and transformed the history of the cinema. Bringing the same exuberance and originality to his writing as he did to his films, he ranges from accounts of his own life and experiences to techniques of filmmaking and ideas about cinema in general. Wry, thoughtful, witty, and humorous-as well as brilliantly informative-this selection reve.;Cover; Hitchcock on Hitchcock; Title; Copyright ; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; A Life in Films ; Introduction ; My Screen Memories (1936); Life Among the Stars (1937); The Woman Who Knows Too Much (1956); After-Dinner Speech at the Screen Producers Guild Dinner (1965); Surviving (1977); Actors, Actresses, Stars; Introduction ; How I Choose My Heroines (1931); Are Stars Necessary? (1933); Women Are a Nuisance (1935); Nova Grows Up (1938); Crime Doesn't Pay (1938); What I'd Do to the Stars (1939); Elegance Above Sex (1962); Thrills, Suspense, the Audience; Introduction; Gas (1919). Cover Hitchcock on Hitchcock Title Copyright CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION A Life in Films Introduction My Screen Memories (1936) Life Among the Stars (1937) The Woman Who Knows Too Much (1956) After-Dinner Speech at the Screen Producers Guild Dinner (1965) Surviving (1977) Actors, Actresses, Stars Introduction How I Choose My Heroines (1931) Are Stars Necessary? (1933) Women Are a Nuisance (1935) Nova Grows Up (1938) Crime Doesn't Pay (1938) What I'd Do to the Stars (1939) Elegance Above Sex (1962) Thrills, Suspense, the Audience Introduction Gas (1919). Why ""Thrillers"" Thrive (1936)Let 'Em Play God (1948) The Enjoyment of Fear (1949) Master of Suspense: Being a Self-Analysis by Alfred Hitchcock (1950) Core of the Movie-The Chase (1950) Murder-With English on It (1957) Would You Like to Know Your Future? (1959) Why I Am Afraid of the Dark (1960) A Redbook Dialogue: Alfred Hitchcock and Dr. Fredric Wertham (1963) Film Production Introduction Films We Could Make (1927) ""Stodgy"" British Pictures (1934) If I Were Head of a Production Company (1935) More Cabbages, Fewer Kings: A Believer in the Little Man (1937). Much Ado About Nothing? (1937)Directors Are Dead (1937) Director's Problems (1938) The Censor and Sydney Street (1938) The Censor Wouldn't Pass It (1938) Old Ruts Are New Ruts (1939) Production Methods Compared (1949) Film Production (1965) In the Hall of Mogul Kings (1969) Technique, Style, and Hitchcock at Work Introduction On Music in Films (1933-1934) Close Your Eyes and Visualize! (1936) Search for the Sun (1937) Direction (1937) Some Aspects of Direction (1938) Lecture at Columbia University (1939) My Most Exciting Picture (1948) On Style (1963). Hitchcock Talks About Lights, Camera, Action (1967)It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's ... The Birds (1968) Hitchcock at Work (1976) A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK WORKS CITED INDEX.