“You
know that the public always likes to be one jump ahead of the story; they like
to feel they know what’s coming next. So
you deliberately play upon this fact to control their thoughts. The more we go into the detail’s of the
girl’s journey, the more the audience becomes absorbed by her flight. That’s why so much is made of the motorcycle
cop and the change of cars. When Anthony
Perkins tells the girl of his life in the motel, and they exchange views, you
still play upon the girl’s problem…”
- Alfred Hitchcock discusses Psycho's "Janet Leigh trick" with Francois Truffaut, in Hitchcock, (Touchstone Books, 1983, Page
269.)
I wish there were directors commentary on Hitch's films as there are on modern films. Wow! What a How-To course on how to make film.
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