Some of our most exquisite murders have been domestic, performed with tenderness in simple, homey places like the kitchen table.

For me, suspense doesn't have any value if it's not balanced by humor.

Actually, I have no regard for money. Aside from its purchasing power, it's completely useless as far as I'm concerned.

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.

I was an uncommonly unattractive young man.

Mystery is an intellectual process... But suspense is essentially an emotional process.

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