Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990 TV Movie)

Olivia Hussey: Norma Bates

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• [Norma starts to hit Norman] 

  Young Norman Bates : What's the matter? What did I do?

  Norma Bates : Nothing, nothing, nothing!

  Young Norman Bates : Then why are you hitting me?

  Norma Bates : Who else can I hit?

  [gives him the newspaper] 

  Norma Bates : There not going to build it where the highway is. No, because from there the world would still be able to see us. It's gonna be miles away. Nobody will even know we're here!

  Norma Bates : They're putting us out of business. What am I going to do? How will we live? You, you're just like my father. Never a drop of sympathy!

  Young Norman Bates : I'm sorry.

  Norma Bates : Sorry for what? What the hell good are you if you can't show a little sympathy?

  Young Norman Bates : Well, I don't know how.

  Norma Bates : No, you just know how to cause trouble. Because of you, my bladder's damaged. I can't hold water. That's why I'm always running to the toilet. Did you know that?

  Young Norman Bates : Yes, I know.

  Norma Bates : I was fine until I gave birth to you. You caused a lot of damage. I should have gotten rid of you the day I found out I was gonna have you. Not one thing you've ever said or done has made all I've gone through with you worthwhile! Not one blessed thing! I should have killed you in my womb! You sure as hell tried to kill me getting out of it!

• [Norman is on top of Norma] 

  Norma Bates : Get off of me! You are going to forget once and for all about that filthy thing of yours! You'll forget that you even have one of those things! Do you understand me, boy?

  [Norma puts a dress and lipstick on Norman] 

  Norma Bates : There, that should help you forget it. See, look at yourself, boy. Girl. Yes, girl.

  Young Norman Bates : No, not a girl.

  Norma Bates : Mama's little girl.

  [puts him in the closet] 

  Young Norman Bates : No. No, Mother, please! Please, Mother. Don't leave me here.

  Norma Bates : [opens door, hands him a pitcher]  Here, take this! You're gonna need it. You're gonna stay locked in there until you learn not to say "No" to your mother when she tells you you're a girl.

  Norma Bates : And you'll probably have to make wee-wee and you'll squat over this. That's all that thing of yours is for, making wee-wee. You clear on that? Answer me, you clear on that, Norma?

  [closes door] 

  Young Norman Bates : [sobbing]  No, please, Mother! Don't leave me here alone! Dear God, don't let her... Please, Mother.

• Norma Bates : [to young Norman]  Don't you have any respect for the dead?

• Chet Rudolph : Where does that boy get his ways?

  Norma Bates : Not from me.

• [Norma finds pornography in Norman's bedroom] 

  Norma Bates : You dirty little pig! Take that right out to the garbage!

  [Norman starts to put his clothes on] 

  Norma Bates : No! Go as you are! Maybe the rain will wash some of the dirt out of your system! Pig! Dirty pig! Dirty as your whole whore-mongering sex!

  [Norman goes outside in the rain, throws away the magazine, turns, and sees his mother with a raincoat for him] 

  Norma Bates : Some day, I'm going to wish I'd been firmer with you.