"I have a lot of affection for Norman Bates and a lot of sympathy. So does the audience, I think. He's not just a monster. He's tortured. The real secret of the Psycho movies is that they're tragedies first and horror movies second."

(Anthony Perkins, attore e regista che di Psycho ne ha fatti ben quattro; New York, 4 aprile 1932 – Hollywood, 12 settembre 1992)