It's Only a Movie
Alfred Hitchcock: A Personal Biography
Introduction
My dearest dream," Alfred Hitchcock said to me, "would be to walk into an ordinary men's store on the street and buy a suit, off the rack.
"There are, I suppose, many men who would envy me having the finest tailors to make my bespoke suits of the best material, but my own dream would be to buy a suit -- on sale.
"Now, I have pretty much given up my hope of losing enough weight, which I don't think will ever happen, but that is not the problem. The real problem is not my size, but my shape.
"Even sex is embarrassing for a person who looks the way I do. There weren't enough light bulbs to turn off.
"If I had been given the choice in life, I would have looked like Cary Grant on whom everything looked good, and I would have indulged some fashion fantasies, a 39 Steps raincoat, tossed on, a beige cashmere cardigan thrown casually around my shoulders, or better yet, tied around my waist -- if I had one.
"Some writers say that Cary Grant was my fantasy alter ego. Silliness. When I look into my mirr ... read full excerpt from: It's Only a Movie: Alfred Hitchcock: A Personal Biography ebook
