"I'm a great believer in telling the audience all the information, and then letting them watch the characters suffer."

"I'm a great believer in the visual image. I like to tell a story visually."

"There is nothing so good as a burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating."

"Television has brought murder back into the home — where it belongs."

"Television is like the American toaster, you push the button, and the same thing pops up every time."