It's one of those jobs where you go, 'Oh no, I've got to play Alfred Hitchcock. I have to play him even though I know what this is going to involve.'

They know you're not Alfred Hitchcock, but you need to be enough Alfred Hitchcock for them not to be bothered by it. That's a reassuring thing.

It seems to me that television is exactly like a gun. Your enjoyment of it is determined by which end of it you're on.

It's hard to imagine anyone interested in film not being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock because he's such a key influence on the entire history of cinema - it's hard to escape his shadow.

Well, for someone who looks like me you wonder where Alfred Hitchcock is.

What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out.