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Quotes About Suspense

When men are most sure and arrogant, they are commonly the most mistaken, and have then giver views to passion, without that proper deliberation and suspense which can alone secure them from the grossest absurdities.
~ David Hume
There's always room for giallo
~ David J. Schow
Plan for each episode to be a satisfying experience, but still leave the audience thinking, 'Oh, my God! Now what?
~ Andrew Davies
Castle isn't really affected emotionally by murder. He's thrilled about, 'Oh, my God, I wonder how this happened?'
~ Nathan Fillion
"Oh My God," I blurted, grabbing onto Phin as we faced the open bedroom door. "It's the axe murderer." "I doubt he would knock," she said, but she was whispering, too, and didn't move away from me.
~ Rosemary Clement-Moore
Any good movie is filled with secrets.
~ Mike Nichols
But most good movies have a gun in them.
~ David Sedaris
To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that people don't think is a good ride.
~ Darren Aronofsky
Really I'm a fan of any movie, whether it's suspense, action, or comedy, anything that has a good story.
~ Scott Eastwood
To write a damn good thriller, you need a killer attitude.
~ James Frey
When the dead body said, "Good evening," Annabel had to face the grim conclusion that it wasn't as dead as she'd hoped.
~ Julia Quinn
I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.
~ Alfred Hitchcock
Some trials look as much like the trial of an ordinary criminal case as a Hitchcock film looks like a home movie.
~ Stephen Gillers
Ally Carter, See How They Run
~ Honor is overrated.
The suspense is terrible. I hope it'll last.
~ Gene Wilder
For me, suspense doesn't have any value if it's not balanced by humor.
~ Alfred Hitchcock
What's that supposed to mean? A wolf's head on a stick. Big wolf barbecue tonight? Bring your own wolf?
~ Eoin Colfer, The Lost Colony
There's always a bit of suspense about the particular way in which a given school year will get off to a bad start.
~ Frank Portman, King Dork
Humor, danger and a twisted tangle of unlikely prophecies make for a page-turning adventure.
~ Gail Z. Martin
The police, finding a corpse with twenty-eight stab wounds in a bathtub, suspected foul play.
~ Tim Kreider, We Learn Nothing
The dog growled again, long and ferocious. The hair on my neck tingled.And just when I knew he would attack, a horrible scream split the air, and Darlene passed out and fell over on her side.
~ Carol Petrie
My cat has been Petrified.I want to see some punishment!
~ Argus Flich, J.K.Rowling
Murder and a glass of wine: priceless
~ Casey Quinn, NUMB
Kaitlyn froze and then said in a low tone, "That'd better be your gun." "Why yes, I always pack my gun where it'll blow my balls off."[Landon]
~ Patrice Michelle, Insurrection