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I see dead people. — Cole Sear · 1999I've always wished for more artistic talent. Well, murder can be an art, too. The power to kill can be just as satisfying as the power to create. — Brandon · 1948A son is a poor substitute for a lover. — Norman Bates · 1960He had a theory that if you should find one perfect thing, or place or person, you should stick to it. Do you think that's very silly? — Mrs. de Winter · 1940The law has little to say on the subject of things left undone. — Coroner · 1958To wander separately? But, only one is a wanderer; two together are always going somewhere. — Madeleine Elster · 1958All 11 quotes →
I see dead people. — Cole Sear · 1999I've always wished for more artistic talent. Well, murder can be an art, too. The power to kill can be just as satisfying as the power to create. — Brandon · 1948He had a theory that if you should find one perfect thing, or place or person, you should stick to it. Do you think that's very silly? — Mrs. de Winter · 1940The law has little to say on the subject of things left undone. — Coroner · 1958To wander separately? But, only one is a wanderer; two together are always going somewhere. — Madeleine Elster · 1958Good and evil, right and wrong were invented for the ordinary average man, the inferior man, because he needs them. — Brandon · 1948All 9 quotes →
Thriller4 quotes
I see dead people. — Cole Sear · 1999I've always wished for more artistic talent. Well, murder can be an art, too. The power to kill can be just as satisfying as the power to create. — Brandon · 1948Good and evil, right and wrong were invented for the ordinary average man, the inferior man, because he needs them. — Brandon · 1948It's the darkness that's got you down. Nobody feels really safe in the dark. — Brandon · 1948
I see dead people. — Cole Sear · 1999I've always wished for more artistic talent. Well, murder can be an art, too. The power to kill can be just as satisfying as the power to create. — Brandon · 1948Good and evil, right and wrong were invented for the ordinary average man, the inferior man, because he needs them. — Brandon · 1948It's the darkness that's got you down. Nobody feels really safe in the dark. — Brandon · 1948
Film noir2 quotes
The law has little to say on the subject of things left undone. — Coroner · 1958To wander separately? But, only one is a wanderer; two together are always going somewhere. — Madeleine Elster · 1958
Horror2 quotes
A son is a poor substitute for a lover. — Norman Bates · 1960A boy's best friend is his mother. — Norman Bates · 1960
A son is a poor substitute for a lover. — Norman Bates · 1960A boy's best friend is his mother. — Norman Bates · 1960
Neo-noir2 quotes
Ladies and gentlemen, we have ourselves a homicide. — Mills · 1995But you gotta be a, a hero. You want to be a champion. Well, let me tell you, people don't want a champion. They want to eat cheeseburgers, play the lotto, and watch television. — William Somerset · 1995
A son is a poor substitute for a lover. — Norman Bates · 1960A boy's best friend is his mother. — Norman Bates · 1960
He had a theory that if you should find one perfect thing, or place or person, you should stick to it. Do you think that's very silly? — Mrs. de Winter · 1940