“Harry Cohn did not make me. But I also feel that I probably didn't mak...” — Kim Novak Quote

“Harry Cohn did not make me. But I also feel that I probably didn't make me, either. I think it was a combination. I think that's what made it work.”

“The first time I was in his office was when they called me in to tell me they had changed my name. I had a feeling that if I'd gone along with the name they'd chosen, I'd never be seen again. I'd be swallowed up by that name, because it was a false name: Kit Marlowe.”

“So, Hitchcock wouldn't say anything about my work in the movie but, on the other hand, he wouldn't complain, either.”

“So, the combination of looking at lots of different people and how they react to each other and how they relate to each other and waiting for that inspiration is the thing that allows me to keep writing.”

“'Thirteen Orphans' is the name of a specific limit hand. The same combination is also called 'Thirteen Improbable.' Once I'd decided I wanted to write a tale where mah-jong would be at the heart, I also knew I wanted to use limit hands.”

“You do movies because you love movies and you write music because you love writing music, and sometimes there's this magic combination.”