I am scared easily, here is a list of my adrenaline - production: 1: small children, 2: policemen, 3: high places, 4: that my next movie will not be as good as the last one.

I'm a writer and, therefore, automatically a suspicious character.

Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement. ... The conventional big-bosomed blonde is not mysterious. And what could be more obvious than the old black velvet and pearls type? The perfect ‘woman of mystery’ is one who is blonde, subtle and Nordic. ... Although I do not profess to be an authority on women, I fear that the perfect title [for a movie], like the perfect woman is difficult to find.

A movie should be as long as one can hold their bladder

There is nothing so good as a burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.

I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle.

Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn't change people's habits. It just kept them inside the house.