The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book - it makes a very poor doorstop.

A woman who spends all day washing and cooking and ironing doesn't want to go to the movies to watch a film about a woman who spends all day washing and cooking and ironing.

I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.

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

Drama is life with the dull bits left out. There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it. I believe in putting the horror in the minds of the audience, and not necessarily on the screen. The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.

The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.

There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.