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

Quote by Patricia Highsmith

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I don't set the alarm to get up. I get up when I feel like...

I don't set the alarm to get up. I get up when I feel like...

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

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

I have no television - I hate it.

I have no television - I hate it.

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

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

I was in New York. Hitchcock was in California. He rang me to make a...

I was in New York. Hitchcock was in California. He rang me to make a...

Perhaps God and the Devil danced hand in hand around every single electron.

Perhaps God and the Devil danced hand in hand around every single electron.

I hope it will be set in California. In a way, I made a mistake,...

I hope it will be set in California. In a way, I made a mistake,...

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

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

I like to work for four or five hours a day. I aim for seven...

I like to work for four or five hours a day. I aim for seven...

I don't want to know movie directors. I don't want to be close to them....

I don't want to know movie directors. I don't want to be close to them....

I didn't hang around films. I don't know if I'd ever seen Hitchcock's The Lady...

I didn't hang around films. I don't know if I'd ever seen Hitchcock's The Lady...

I prefer to live in the country where it's quiet. Woody Allen movies there are...

I prefer to live in the country where it's quiet. Woody Allen movies there are...

A few years ago, there were requests to me, Can we make this? I said...

A few years ago, there were requests to me, Can we make this? I said...

Some fellow from the Third World kept hammering for prizes for a Communist film which...

Some fellow from the Third World kept hammering for prizes for a Communist film which...

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

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

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

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

God does not give us more than we can handle in life; it's how we...

God does not give us more than we can handle in life; it's how we...

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and don't lean on your own understanding....

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and don't lean on your own understanding....

I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this...

I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this...

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.