24 quotes
Madness and its Universal Nature
Maureen Coyle
You must think I've gone mad.
Norman Bates
Oh, no... no. We all go a little mad sometimes.
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Sheriff's Concern for Norman's State
Sheriff John Hurt
Norman! What the hell's the matter with you?
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Confrontation and Regret in Psycho III
Duane Duke
Stupid bitch! You could have been comin instead of goin'!
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A Conversation About Shame and Visibility
Mother
Put me closer to the window.
Norman Bates
Someone will see you, mother.
Mother
Are you ashamed of me?
Norman Bates
You know why, mother. They've even written about you in the newspapers.
Mother
Stop your whining, boy. All this fuss over nothing.
Norman Bates
Not nothing. I-I saw her. Even the initials on her suitcase, "M.C." Marion Crane.
Mother
Another of your cheap erotic illusions, out of your cheap erotic imagination. You killed her. The slut deserved it. But she's dead, and the dead don't come back.
Norman Bates
Y-Y-You came back.
Mother
I never went away, don't you know that by now? You can't get rid of me. I'll always be with you, Norman. Always. Stand up straight and wipe your snotty little nose. If the disgusting little whore is going to upset you so much, just get rid of her.
Norman Bates
No!
Mother
Then maybe I will.
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Awkward Morning After Conversation
Red
Mmm.. Oh, God, don't tell me you're one of those guys who farts, rolls over, and then goes to sleep.
Duane Duke
I picked you up in a bar, after one lousy drink! Whaddya want, to get married?
Red
You shit-heel!
[slaps him]
Duane Duke
Look! I gotta get up for work soon, so why you don't just go home, huh?
Red
How? You brought me out here.
Duane Duke
Here's cab fare. Phone book's on the table.
Red
Jesus, you make it all sound so cheap.
Duane Duke
It is! But it beats a good vibrator.
Red
Yeah? Well, at least a vibrator get me off!
[gives Duke the finger]
Duane Duke
Use the payphone, bitch!
[grabs Red]
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Conflict with Maternal Influence
Norman Bates
You! You made me do this, your tainted blood in me! Don't laugh at me, mother! Don't laugh at me!
[A cartoon laughs from the TV]
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A Desperate Bargain for Control
Norman Bates
I just want my mother back.
Duane Duke
Take her. But you know what I want in return, and you know what i'll do if I don't get it.
Norman Bates
I know what you'll do...
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Confrontation of Guilt and Identity
Nun
Wasn't you own sin red enough? You'll burn in hell for this! You'll burn in hell!
Mother
Why can't you leave my poor son, my poor Norman alone?
Tracy Venable
She was crazy, Norman, but she wasn't your mother... Neither are you!
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Caution with the Guitar
Duane Duke
Watch the guitar.
[repeated line]
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Frustration with Detective Inquiries
Sheriff John Hurt
I've had enough of this Nancy Drew horseshit from you.
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Questioning the Past and Its Consequences
Duane Duke
Doesn't scan, does it, Norman? But... a lot of shit here doesn't.
Norman Bates
What are you doing with my mother?
Duane Duke
Don't you mean mummy? You did a nice job on her, Norman. Fresh as the day she was croaked.
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Conflict Between Mother and Son Emerges
Mother
Get that whore out of my house! Throw her down in the muck and filth where she belongs!
Norman Bates
I'll get you for this, mother. I'll get you for this.
Mother
You haven't got the guts, boy!
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A Tense Conversation Between Mother and Son
Mother
You dirty, dirty boy.
Norman Bates
But I... I didn't do anything, mother... I didn't do anything, mother. She a nice girl.
Mother
She's a whore.
Norman Bates
But we didn't do anything.
Mother
You let her come between us.
Norman Bates
But this... It isn't right. It isn't natural.
Mother
It's perfectly natural for a son to love his mother.
Norman Bates
God, will you leave me alone, mother? Will you leave me alone?!
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Freedom vs. Consequences in Psycho III
Sheriff John Hurt
Jesus, Norman. I wanted to believe it wasn't you. This time, they'll lock you up forever!
Norman Bates
But I'll be free. I'll finally be free.
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Return to Mother's Embrace
Taglines
Norman Bates is back home with Mother again!
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Understanding the Actions of the Vulnerable
Norman Bates
She can't help it. She can't help the things she does. She's just an old lady. A sick old lady.
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A Son's Conflicted Loyalty to His Mother
Norman
You were down there, weren't you mother? Weren't you? I'm glad she didn't die! I'm glad!
Mother
She will.
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The Ultimate Shocking Revelation
Taglines
The most shocking of them all.
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Accusations and Confusion in Psycho III
Mother
It's lies. It's all lies. Norman, she's a lying whore.
Tracy Venable
Norman! Norman, where are you?
Mother
She's a slut!
Tracy Venable
Norman!
Mother
Don't let her talk about me like that!
Tracy Venable
Norman! Please, Norman, please listen to me! Norman, Mrs. Bates, whoever your are, damn it, doesn't it make any difference in that demented brain of yours?
Mother
Kill her, boy! Get her! Just like the others! Get her!
Tracy Venable
Oh! No! Don't! No! Please! Norman, no!
Mother
Norman! Can't you do anything right? How dare you treat your mother in such... a... way... Norman...
[Norman stabs mother]
Norman Bates
So I don't have the guts, huh?
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The Past Always Lingers Within Us
Norman Bates
The past is never really the past. It stays with me all the time.
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Unlock the Terror and Fear in Nightmares
Taglines
Unlock the terror. Unlock the fear. And enter into the all new nightmare of...
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Norman Bates' Distress Over Blood and Mother
Norman Bates
Mother! Oh God, mother! Blood! Blood!
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Return to the Shower's Danger
Taglines
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the shower!
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Norman Bates Faces Mother's Unpredictable Behavior
Taglines
Norman Bates is back to normal. But Mother's off her rocker again!
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