Psycho - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details

As is his signature, director Alfred Hitchcock makes a brief appearance early in the film. He can be seen about six or seven minutes in, standing on the sidewalk outside Marion Crane's office wearing a Stetson hat as she walks back inside. Hitchcock reportedly chose to make his cameo early in the film so that audiences wouldn't be distracted looking for him throughout the rest of the story.

The painting that Norman removes from the wall to spy on Marion is a replica of a piece depicting the biblical story of 'Susanna and the Elders.' In the story, two elders spy on the virtuous Susanna as she bathes. This detail directly mirrors Norman's voyeurism and foreshadows the violation that is to come in the shower, adding a layer of classical symbolism to his transgression.