Tippi Hedren Quotes

I met with Hitchcock when I was a very, very young actress just starting out and he was making 'Frenzy' in London and I was sent along to meet with him. He was very, very unimpressed with me and I have to say, I was rather unimpressed with him - but only because I was an arrogant, ignorant young actress.

I really love Hitchcock; I think he was a complete genius, to me one of the best directors. Such a sense of how to put things together.

I'm a huge fan of Akira Kurosawa, a big Hitchcock fan.

Hitchcock had a very strange mind.

Can anything be less cool than defending the motion picture academy?

Tim and Fritz Lang I loved working with. Not Hitchcock so much. There was no communication.

If only every man who sees my films did not get the impression he can make love to me, I would be a lot happier.

As far as directors, I'm a big fan of any kind of Billy Wilder stuff. Anything he does.

I worked for John Ford, Howard Hawks, Henry Hathaway, Raoul Walsh - I worked for some real good directors.

The only person who can, with impunity, make the movie he wants to make, has got to be Steven Spielberg.

One key element to Hitchcock is the drooping jowl. That was crucial because his silhouette is crucial. There is something about his silhouette that became his brand.

I would love to work with Quentin Tarantino - he's my number one. My ultimate. I would love to work with Paul Thomas Anderson, Alexander Payne - Pedro Almodovar wouldn't be too shabby. There are so many good directors, but those are some of my favorites.

Preston Sturges is one of my favorites. I learned about dialogue and timing from him - louder, faster, funnier. But I do love Mel Brooks.

That's garbage. Why can't they catch me in a sex scandal. I could use some good publicity.

Mr. Hitchcock knew what he was doing.

I loved working with Peter Weir. I think he's one of the greats and will be remembered as one of the greats.

I worked with the best directors - Martin Scorsese, John Huston, David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock. Alfred Hitchcock was great.

I grew up really loving old-school horror such as 'Halloween' and 'The Birds.'

Hollywood is a pretty edgy place.

That is the beauty of working with Karan Johar: you are going to look your best.

There is a host of directors - Sujoy Ghosh, Neeraj Pandey, Ashutosh Gowariker, Madhur Bhandarkar, Mani Ratnam and so on - who make some great cinema. I would like to work with them all.

I'd still like to work with Woody Allen.

I loved working with Chris Nolan. I love working with Lawrence Kasdan. Dan Gilroy. Francis Lawrence I love.

I'd love to work with Vishal Bhardwaj and Imtiaz Ali.

Hollywood is very divisive.