I studied Hitchcock a little bit at University and knew the famous story about the Birds - that he'd tortured Tippi for a day using real birds. I had no idea that it was a five-day onslaught and that it was the tip of an iceberg that carried on through to another film.
“No money on earth can buy the love and affection that has been given to me by a grateful nation.”
“I'd always done family-friendly stuff. I wanted to do a film where I could show my darker side and make people uncomfortable.”