A scene from Psycho 1960
Marion

[about Norman's taxidermy]

A man should have a hobby.

Norman

Well, it's, it's more than a hobby. [He fondles a stuffed bird on the bureau next to him] A hobby's supposed to pass the time, not fill it.

Marion

Is your time so empty?

Norman

No, uh. Well, I run the office and uh, tend the cabins and grounds and, and do a little, uh, errands for my mother. The ones she allows I might be capable of doing.

Marion

Do you go out with friends?

Norman

Well, a boy's best friend is his mother. You've never had an empty moment in your entire life, have you?

Marion

Only my share.

Norman

Where are you going? I didn't mean to pry.

Marion

I'm looking for a private island.

Norman

What are you running away from?

Marion

Wh-why do you ask that?

Norman

People never run away from anything.
Note: bolded portion ranked #56 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema.

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