Marion Crane: Do you go out with friends?Norman Bates: A boy's best friend is his mother.
Marion Crane: Taxidermy. That is a strange hobby to fill.Norman Bates: A hobby should pass the time, not fill it.
Lila Crane: Look, that old woman, whoever she is, she told Arbogast something. I want her to tell us the same thing.Sam Loomis: Hold it, you can't go up there.Lila Crane: Why not?Sam Loomis: Bates.Lila Crane: Then, let's find him. One of us can keep him occupied while the other gets to the old woman.Sam Loomis: You'll never be able to hold him still even if he doesn't want to be held. And, I don't like you going into that house alone.Lila Crane: I can handle a sick old woman!
Norman Bates: It's not like my mother is a maniac or a raving thing. She just goes a little mad sometimes. We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven't you?Marion Crane: Yes. Sometimes just one time can be enough.