Patricia Highsmith

A few years ago, there were requests to me, Can we make this? I said that I have no rights. Contact the Hitchcock estate, which won't release it for a remake.

I hated cracking the whip, and these juries turn into political things.

I hope it will be set in California. In a way, I made a mistake, because a New Jersey policeman can't operate that way in New York. But in California, he can move between different counties.

Ripley is married. And he's not lost. He has his feet on the ground.

I have no television - I hate it.

I find the public passion for justice quite boring and artificial.

That wasn't a bad price for a first book. My agent upped it as much as possible. I was 27 and had nothing behind me. I was working like a fool to earn a living and pay for my apartment.

I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't seek out writers because we all want to be alone.

Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother.

I don't think Ripley is gay. He appreciates good looks in other men, that's true. But he's married in later books. I'm not saying he's very strong in the sex department. But he makes it in bed with his wife.

For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not.

My imagination functions much better when I don't have to speak to people.