A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.

In films murders are always very clean. I show how difficult it is and what a messy thing it is to kill a man.

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

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

Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs.

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

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