Alfred Hitchcock: Picture

Regarding his oft-cited quote stating that actors are cattle; as paraphrased and quoted in &quot;Town Called Hollywood: Director Pleads Off Poundage&quot; http://www.mediafire.com/view/ix2ammmxkb3flqx/Screen%20Shot%202018-09-11%20at%2012.56.17%20AM.png by Philip K. Scheuer, in The Los Angeles Times (30 May 1943). <br class="br">Context: [T]he director passed off the phrase as one of his &quot;Machiavellian quips,&quot; not to be taken seriously. &quot;Let us say, rather, that actors are a necessary evil,&quot; he cautioned, with a straight face. &quot;As a matter of fact, I couldn&#x27;t work if I weren&#x27;t on friendly terms with them; I&#x27;ll bend over backward every time. Besides, I get into each picture I make, if only for a couple of seconds—so I&#x27;m probably a frustrated actor at heart myself.&quot;