"Good things about Tom Ripley Could take some time. Tom is talented. Tom is tender. Tom is beautiful. Tom is a mystery. ... Tom is not a nobody. Tom has secrets he doesn't want to tell me, and I wish he would. Tom has nightmares. That's not a good ting. Tom has someone to love him, that is a good thing."

“你不会将过去放进地下室的房间里吗？锁上门，再也不走进去？那是我会做的。然后你遇到一个对你而言特别的人，你想做的只是扔给他这把钥匙，说‘开了，进来吧’。 但是你不能，因为里面很黑，还有恶魔，一旦有人看见里面有多肮脏… 我一直都想，冲开门，让阳光洒进来，把一切都清洗干净。”