I was in New York. Hitchcock was in California. He rang me to make a report on his progress and said, I'm having trouble. I've just sacked my second screenwriter

Honestly, I don't understand why people get so worked up about a little murder!

I think J.D. Salinger is correct in granting no interviews, and in making no speeches

One situation – maybe one alone – could drive me to murder: family life, togetherness.

The conversation seemed just as boring and forgettable as details of American history around 1805, for example.

He loved possessions, not masses of them, but a select few that he did not part with.They gave a man self-respect. Not ostentation but quality, and the love that cherished the quality. Possessions reminded him that he existed, and made him enjoy his existence. It was as simple as that. And wasn' t that worth something? He existed.

I think people often try to find through sex things that are much easier to find in other ways.