I decided that one day I had to make a film where the viewer couldn't possibly guess the end.

The last film is always the most important.

It's funny: half my films were flops, half did well. It would be terrible if I'd had only success.

If you want to kill someone, you'd better pull off a perfect crime. Our security lies in the fact that that's damnably hard to do.

Hollwood creates useful entertainment. There are millions of people on earth who need distraction and American cinema fulfills that function.

I've seen many films and read lots of thrillers - and I'm always disappointed that I can guess the story before the other viewers.

The perfect crime is when you push someone to suicide. I once read a study that said everyone in the course of their life has thought of killing someone.