"Psycho" quotes

Psycho poster
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: Joseph Stefano, Robert Bloch
Production: N/A
Genre: horror, mystery, thriller
Year: 1960
MetaScore: 97/100
ImdbRating: 8.5
BoxOffice: $32,000,000
Released: 08 Sep 1960
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. 7 wins & 14 nominations total

121 Clips

Well I don't know where to start except at the beginning - Psycho 00:06
Well I don't know where to start except at the beginning
This place This place happens to be my only world - Psycho 00:11
This place This place happens to be my only world
I'm sorry if I seem overanxious - Psycho 00:07
I'm sorry if I seem overanxious
That wouldn't be a wise thing to do Patience doesn't run in my family Sam - Psycho 00:05
That wouldn't be a wise thing to do Patience doesn't run in...
You know sick old women are usually pretty sharp - Psycho 00:04
You know sick old women are usually pretty sharp
No Arbogast no Bates Only the old lady at home - Psycho 00:09
No Arbogast no Bates Only the old lady at home
You out to buy a motel - Psycho 00:04
You out to buy a motel
Well I tell you I don't even much bother with guests registering any more - Psycho 00:14
Well I tell you I don't even much bother with guests...
Did she make any phone calls or No - Psycho 00:14
Did she make any phone calls or No
Last two days I've been to so many motels my eyes are bleary with neon - Psycho 00:09
Last two days I've been to so many motels my eyes are bleary...
Did you come up here on just a hunch and nothing more - Psycho 00:07
Did you come up here on just a hunch and nothing more
He was flirting with you - Psycho 00:07
He was flirting with you
Can't buy off unhappiness with pills - Psycho 00:04
Can't buy off unhappiness with pills
Oh you're not going back to your room already - Psycho 00:25
Oh you're not going back to your room already
I haven't even been married once yet Yeah But when you do you'll swing - Psycho 00:06
I haven't even been married once yet Yeah But when you do...
Lowery I am dying of thirst aroonie - Psycho 00:05
Lowery I am dying of thirst aroonie
You make respectability sound disrespectful - Psycho 00:05
You make respectability sound disrespectful
Well the mattress is soft - Psycho 00:19
Well the mattress is soft
Do you know what I do about unhappiness - Psycho 00:13
Do you know what I do about unhappiness
What you need is a weekend in Las Vegas the playground of the world - Psycho 00:10
What you need is a weekend in Las Vegas the playground of...
When I send my ex wife her alimony you can lick the stamps - Psycho 00:08
When I send my ex wife her alimony you can lick the stamps
I'm in no mood for trouble What - Psycho 00:37
I'm in no mood for trouble What
I don't set a fancy table but the kitchen's awful homey - Psycho 00:06
I don't set a fancy table but the kitchen's awful homey
Oh we can see each other We can even have dinner - Psycho 00:19
Oh we can see each other We can even have dinner
Now if this girl Marion Crane were here you wouldn't be hiding her would you - Psycho 00:24
Now if this girl Marion Crane were here you wouldn't be...
Hate the smell of dampness don't you It's such a - Psycho 00:07
Hate the smell of dampness don't you It's such a
NORMAN Now Mother I'm gonna bring something up - Psycho 00:36
NORMAN Now Mother I'm gonna bring something up
You see if it doesn't jell it isn't aspic and this ain't jelling - Psycho 00:06
You see if it doesn't jell it isn't aspic and this ain't...
Well it's the first time the customer ever high pressured the salesman - Psycho 00:19
Well it's the first time the customer ever high pressured...
But that old woman whoever she is she told Arbogast something - Psycho 00:24
But that old woman whoever she is she told Arbogast...
They tell you what its ingredients are - Psycho 00:15
They tell you what its ingredients are
I got the whole story but not from Norman I got it from his mother - Psycho 00:28
I got the whole story but not from Norman I got it from his...
Your detective told you he couldn't come right back - Psycho 00:27
Your detective told you he couldn't come right back
I've been doing all the talking so far haven't I - Psycho 00:27
I've been doing all the talking so far haven't I
Thank you - Psycho 00:08
Thank you
I'm buying this house for my baby's wedding present - Psycho 00:32
I'm buying this house for my baby's wedding present
You You eat like a bird - Psycho 00:31
You You eat like a bird
Bob run out and get yourself some lunch will you - Psycho 00:09
Bob run out and get yourself some lunch will you
A man should have a hobby - Psycho 00:17
A man should have a hobby
Well a son is a poor substitute for a lover - Psycho 00:35
Well a son is a poor substitute for a lover
Sometimes Saturday night has a lonely sound - Psycho 00:07
Sometimes Saturday night has a lonely sound
Wouldn't it be better if you put her - Psycho 00:35
Wouldn't it be better if you put her
She might have fooled me but she didn't fool my mother - Psycho 00:06
She might have fooled me but she didn't fool my mother
You know I I think I must have one of those faces you just can't help believing - Psycho 00:06
You know I I think I must have one of those faces you just...
Do you go out with friends - Psycho 00:10
Do you go out with friends
She needs me - Psycho 00:35
She needs me
MRS BATES lt's sad when a mother has to speak the words - Psycho 00:34
MRS BATES lt's sad when a mother has to speak the words
Why don't you go away - Psycho 01:27
Why don't you go away
Now wait a minute - Psycho 01:33
Now wait a minute
Where are you going - Psycho 02:40
Where are you going
I don't know where to start - Psycho 00:20
I don't know where to start
This place happens to be my only world - Psycho 00:13
This place happens to be my only world
You must've seen an illusion - Psycho 00:34
You must've seen an illusion
I'm sorry if I seem over anxious - Psycho 00:33
I'm sorry if I seem over anxious
I guess that's about it - Psycho 00:41
I guess that's about it
To tell you the truth - Psycho 00:49
To tell you the truth
If you don't mind - Psycho 00:47
If you don't mind
That wouldn't be a wise thing to do - Psycho 00:25
That wouldn't be a wise thing to do
Sick old women are usually pretty sharp - Psycho 00:18
Sick old women are usually pretty sharp
Only the old lady at home - Psycho 00:24
Only the old lady at home
Did she make any phone calls even - Psycho 00:34
Did she make any phone calls even
Not even a hunch - Psycho 00:23
Not even a hunch
You can't buy off unhappiness with pills - Psycho 00:12
You can't buy off unhappiness with pills
You're not going back to your room already - Psycho 01:00
You're not going back to your room already
I haven't even been married once yet - Psycho 00:27
I haven't even been married once yet
I'm dyin' of thirstaroonie - Psycho 00:15
I'm dyin' of thirstaroonie
You make respectability sound disrespectful - Psycho 00:22
You make respectability sound disrespectful
What you need is a weekend in Las Vegas - Psycho 00:27
What you need is a weekend in Las Vegas
When I send my ex wife her alimony - Psycho 00:25
When I send my ex wife her alimony
I'm Norma Bates - Psycho 00:08
I'm Norma Bates
I'm in no mood for it - Psycho 02:23
I'm in no mood for it
In quite a hurry - Psycho 01:47
In quite a hurry
Somebody chasin' her - Psycho 04:55
Somebody chasin' her
I don't set a fancy table - Psycho 00:20
I don't set a fancy table
Are you sure you wouldn't like to stay just a little while longer - Psycho 00:23
Are you sure you wouldn't like to stay just a little while...
We can see each other - Psycho 00:58
We can see each other
Bring something up - Psycho 02:06
Bring something up
People always mean well - Psycho 00:30
People always mean well
Not even if she paid you - Psycho 01:03
Not even if she paid you
Hate the smell of dampness - Psycho 00:13
Hate the smell of dampness
If it doesn't jell - Psycho 00:20
If it doesn't jell
She told Arbogast something - Psycho 01:10
She told Arbogast something
I got it from his mother - Psycho 00:52
I got it from his mother
They tell you what its ingredients are - Psycho 00:47
They tell you what its ingredients are
I helped Norman pick out the dress she was buried in - Psycho 01:08
I helped Norman pick out the dress she was buried in
I've been doing all the talking so far - Psycho 00:36
I've been doing all the talking so far
It's the first time the customer ever high pressured the salesman - Psycho 00:40
It's the first time the customer ever high pressured the...
Someone has seen her - Psycho 00:21
Someone has seen her
I'm buying this house for my baby's wedding present - Psycho 00:58
I'm buying this house for my baby's wedding present
What is the phrase - Psycho 00:20
What is the phrase
Run out and get yourself some lunch - Psycho 00:25
Run out and get yourself some lunch
A man should have a hobby - Psycho 00:33
A man should have a hobby
Is a transvestite - Psycho 02:43
Is a transvestite
I won't have you bringing some young girl in for supper - Psycho 00:53
I won't have you bringing some young girl in for supper
A son is a poor substitute for a lover - Psycho 01:28
A son is a poor substitute for a lover
Sometimes Saturday night has a lonely sound - Psycho 00:24
Sometimes Saturday night has a lonely sound
Now to understand it the way I understood it - Psycho 05:13
Now to understand it the way I understood it
She might have fooled me - Psycho 00:22
She might have fooled me
Wouldn't it be better if you put her - Psycho 02:01
Wouldn't it be better if you put her
I think I must have one of those faces you can't help believing - Psycho 00:23
I think I must have one of those faces you can't help...
We have 12 vacancies - Psycho 00:18
We have 12 vacancies
She just goes a little mad sometimes - Psycho 00:39
She just goes a little mad sometimes
Do you go out with friends - Psycho 00:23
Do you go out with friends
But I couldn't allow them to believe that I would commit murder - Psycho 01:02
But I couldn't allow them to believe that I would commit...
I'll lick the stamps - Psycho 00:11
I'll lick the stamps
I tell you no - Psycho 01:48
I tell you no
I don't know - Psycho 00:13
I don't know
You never did eat your lunch - Psycho 01:58
You never did eat your lunch
I am sorry - Psycho 02:24
I am sorry
Hold it there - Psycho 02:10
Hold it there
Haven't you - Psycho 00:42
Haven't you
Dirty night - Psycho 00:09
Dirty night
Aren't you - Psycho 00:33
Aren't you
12 vacancies - Psycho 00:19
12 vacancies
That's how I'm able to keep it - Psycho 00:15
That's how I'm able to keep it
That old woman - Psycho 01:17
That old woman
Not really - Psycho 00:53
Not really
Not fill it - Psycho 00:22
Not fill it
Not exactly - Psycho 02:47
Not exactly
My mother's doctor gave them to me the day of my wedding - Psycho 01:12
My mother's doctor gave them to me the day of my wedding
Like I said - Psycho 05:33
Like I said

Cast

Norman Bates - Anthony Perkins
Lila Crane - Vera Miles
Sam Loomis - John Gavin
Marion Crane - Janet Leigh
Det. Milton Arbogast - Martin Balsam
Sheriff Al Chambers - John McIntire
Dr. Fred Richman - Simon Oakland
Tom Cassidy - Frank Albertson
Caroline - Patricia Hitchcock
George Lowery - Vaughn Taylor
Mrs. Chambers - Lurene Tuttle
California Charlie - John Anderson
Highway Patrol Officer - Mort Mills
Policeman on Steps - Fletcher Allen
Church Member - Walter Bacon
Extra - Prudence Beers
Extra - Kit Carson
Deputy District Attorney Alan Deats - Francis De Sales
Extra - George Dockstader
Police Chief James Mitchell - George Eldredge
Extra - Harper Flaherty
County Sheriff - Sam Flint
Norma Bates - Virginia Gregg
Man Outside Real Estate Office - Alfred Hitchcock
Norma Bates (voice) - Paul Jasmin
Extra - Lee Kass
Bob Summerfield - Frank Killmond
Policeman in Hallway Opening Door - Ted Knight
Police Guard - Pat McCaffrie
Passerby on Sidewalk - Hans Moebus
Norma Bates - Jeanette Nolan
Landlady - Lillian O'Malley
Man - Robert Osborne
Mechanic - Don Ross
Extra - Fred Scheiwiller
Hardware Store Customer - Helen Wallace