Gathers together Alfred Hitchcock's reflections on his own life and work. In this selection of largely unknown and formerly inaccessible interviews and essays, Hitchcock provides an enlivening commentary on a career that spanned decades and transformed the history of the cinema.
"Simply having this much out-of-the-way material at one's fingertips makes this a must for Hitchcock scholars. . . . This is an editing job worthy of the director himself." -Ina Ray Hark, Hitchcock Annual
"This is a book for anyone interested in Hitchcock the man and the-yes-artist; but also for those concerned with the history of British and American cinema, and with how these films, or some of their famous scenes, were made; and, at least intermittently, for those who fancy a good anecdote, a bit of tart humour, some iconoclastic views, and many fine insights into art and life-along with others of a more dubious nature." -John Simon, Times Literary Supplement
"The essays, interviews, and speeches in this collection make clear that [Hitchcock] enjoyed playing the role of God: in planning and executing his films, he relished the power he exerted as an all-powerful auteur. . . . Hitchcock on Hitchcock provides some telling self-portraits of the director. Almost every piece . . . contains an interesting nugget of technical information, or one or two anecdotal truffles."-Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
