"In the documentary the basic material has been created by God, whereas in the fiction film the director is a God; he must create life."
— Alfred Hitchcock

January 1, 1970

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As quoted in Hitchcock (revised edition 1984) by François Truffaut with the collaboration of Helen G. Scott, p. 102.