Psycho1960
Stars: Anthony Perkins, Martin Balsam, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 109 minutes
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.
Submitted by wikidude on November 05, 2019
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