To me Psycho was a big comedy. Had to be.

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.

Making a film means, first of all, to tell a story. That story can be an improbable one, but it should never be banal. It must be dramatic and human. What is drama, after all, but life with the dull bits cut out?

Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement.

I’m frightened of eggs, worse than frightened; they revolt me. That round white thing without any holes, and when you break it, inside there’s that yellow thing, round, without any holes… Brrr! Have you ever seen anything more revolting than an egg yolk breaking and spilling its yellow liquid? Blood is jolly, red. But egg yolk is yellow, revolting. I’ve never tasted it.

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.

That is the most frightening sight I have ever seen.