I studied Hitchcock a little bit at University and knew the famous story about the Birds – that hed tortured Tippi for a day using real birds. I had no idea that it was a five-day onslaught and that it was the tip of an iceberg that carried on through to another film. – Toby Jones
I teach for the Book Trust, which promotes reading and writing with children. – Toby Jones
If you ever have the good fortune to meet Tippi Hedren, shes an amazing woman. You cant quite believe she is the age she is. – Toby Jones
I heard about the project over a year before we began. My American agent said, Oh, you might want to read In Cold Blood because theyre talking about you for Capote, but the scripts with Johnny Depp and Sean Penn at the moment. So, these things take their time to dribble down the food chain. – Toby Jones