“I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.”

“Drama is life with the dull bits left out.”

“Film your murders like love scenes, and film your love scenes like murders.”

“These days a murder is amusing for the onlookers and the murderer but no one thinks of making things pleasant for the victim. He may be a tiresome bore but he is still rather essential and is entitled to some consideration. Music, I feel, will heighten his appreciation and make his own murder the truly ennobling experience it should be.”

“There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.”