Hitch was interested in what I had to offer, like one of my background ideas for Norman’s upbringing.

I didn’t know it at the time, but Hitch didn’t want to talk to me – he hated meeting with people he might have to reject. As it turned out, someone, maybe his agent, insisted that he interview me.

A boy’s best friend is his mother.

A boy's best friend is his mother.

We all go a little mad sometimes.

Hitch was interested in what I had to offer, like one of my background ideas for Norman's upbringing.

Hitch suggested a name actress to play Marion because the bigger the star the more unbelievable it would be that we would kill her.

I didn't know it at the time, but Hitch didn't want to talk to me - he hated meeting with people he might have to reject. As it turned out, someone, maybe his agent, insisted that he interview me.

In Psycho IV, the time is five years after III, and Norman is out of the hospital. He's a married man, and he's finally learned how to love somebody and have natural sex without killing his lover.

At the same time, I realized a very strong contemporary narrative was needed. Without that, the movie would end with the shower sequence in Psycho.