Luck is everything... My good luck in life was to be a really frightened person. I'm fortunate to be a coward, to have a low threshold of fear, because a hero couldn't make a good suspense film.

I like stories with lots of psychology.

This award is meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid.

Man does not live by murder alone. He needs affection, approval, encouragement and, occasionally, a hearty meal.

In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.

I'm not much into rear window ethics.

San Francisco would be a good location for a murder mystery.