Hitchcock on Hitchcock an Interview - Schickel, Richard 1933-2017 (1995)
Beginnings – Degradation as Punishment – Evil as disorder, disorder as evil – The omnipresence of evil – Murder and the English – On the character of Villains – On Adaptation – POV – Dialogue – The MacGuffin – Atmosphere in the Chase – Suspense vs. mystery – Why don't they call the Police ? – I am an American – Shadow in a small town – The Birds – A psychological MacGuffin – On the function of humor – Heroines – Man's inhumanity to Man – Summing up