Where to follow Alfred Hitchcock in the UK and USA - and remember what he said about actors, audiences, bangs and Cinderella

 UK

1 Tube station, Leytonstone, East London. Depicting the film psycho. The famous symbol of the shower.

2 Plaque Marks His Birthplace in Leytonstone, East London, England, UK.

The birds mural opposite.

3 Statue in Hoxton East London

English Heritage blue plaque marks where Sir Alfred Hitchcock, 1899-1980, lived from 1926 to 1939.

153 Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, SW5 0TQ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Photo by Spudgun67.

USA

1 Mount Rushmore

Hitchcock on the set of North by North West.

2 LA Hollywood

Hitchcock Quotes:

Mystery is when the spectator knows less than the characters in the movie. Suspense is when the spectator knows more than the characters in the movie.

I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle.

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.

Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.

I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.

I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of them.

I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.

Blondes make the best victims. They're like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints.

This award is meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid.

Useful Websites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock

https://www.biography.com/filmmaker/alfred-hitchcock

About the Author

Angela Lansbury is London born and bred and has lived in the USA and visited Hollywood and Mount Rushmore.