"A few years ago, there were requests to me, Can we make this? I said that I have no rights. Contact the Hitchcock estate, which won't release it for a remake"

This quote by Patricia Highsmith is describing the demands she got to remake Alfred Hitchcock's timeless film, "Psycho". Highsmith was the author of the original book, "Psycho", which the film was based upon. She was asked if she could make a remake of the film, however she had no rights to do so. She recommended that individuals who asked her to remake the movie needs to call the Hitchcock estate, as they would be the ones who had the rights to the film and would have the ability to decide whether to release it for a remake. Highsmith's quote is a tip that the rights to movies and other works of art are frequently held by the initial developers or their estates, and that consent needs to be looked for prior to remaking or using them.