21. Not the man who knew nothing!
Are you ready for a little-known fact about this film? Doris Day was upset that Alfred Hitchcock was paying her no attention. He seemed to spend far more time worrying about lighting, set matters, and other little minutiae. She eventually talked to him about it. Here is his famous reply: “My dear Miss Day, if you weren’t giving me what I wanted, then I would have to direct you!” As it turns out, she was giving exactly the performance he wanted in the first place. Thus, he felt no need to correct her.
