Psycho

Psycho1960

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Stars: Anthony Perkins, Martin Balsam, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 109 minutes

Numerous critics had already sharpened their knives even before Gus Van Sant's shot-for-shot color "re-creation" of the 1960 black-and-white Hitchcock classic was released, chiding the Good Will Hunting director for defiling hallowed groun… more »



Marion:
[about Norman's taxidermy] A man should have a hobby.

Norman:
Well, it's, it's more than a hobby. [He fondles a stuffed bird on the bureau next to him] A hobby's supposed to pass the time, not fill it.

Marion:
Is your time so empty?

Norman:
No, uh. Well, I run the office and uh, tend the cabins and grounds and, and do a little, uh, errands for my mother. The ones she allows I might be capable of doing.

Marion:
Do you go out with friends?

Norman:
Well, a boy's best friend is his mother. You've never had an empty moment in your entire life, have you?

Marion:
Only my share.

Norman:
Where are you going? I didn't mean to pry.

Marion:
I'm looking for a private island.

Norman:
What are you running away from?

Marion:
Wh-why do you ask that?

Norman:
People never run away from anything. Note: bolded portion ranked #56 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema.

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