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9 quotes by Joseph Stefano

Joseph William Stefano (May 5, 1922 – August 25, 2006) was an American screenwriter, known to genre fans for adapting Robert Bloch's novel for Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho and for being the producer and co-writer of the Outer Limits TV series.
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A boy's best friend is his mother.

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

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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... →

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Psycho 11 and III say, in effect, there's no way to survive with a psychological problem. If you've got it, the law can keep you locked up... →

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

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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... →

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We all go a little mad sometimes.

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It's not like the original movie where you thought it was the mother committing the murders, but it was actually the son. I don't think... →

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We were mainly concerned about nudity - how much could be shown in 1959 and how much would convey, without being gratuitous, the terror of being... →

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