Bates had only two weeks to film her scenes, so she often requested Derrickson act out her lines so she would directly understand his aims for her dialogue, rather than interpret vague directions.
Bates je imala samo dva tjedna da snimi svoje scene, pa je često tražila od Derricksona da mimikom prikazuje njezine dijaloge tako da direktno može razumijeti svrhu svojih dijaloga, bolje nego da interpretira neodređene upute.