The shower scene has over 90 splices in it, and did not involve Anthony Perkins at all. Contrary to popular belief it wasn’t due to a scheduling conflict Perkins had for the Broadway musical ‘Greenville’ but actually a deliberate decision on Alfred Hitchcock’s part. On this subject Perkins states “Hitchcock was very worried that the dual role and nature of Norman Bates would be exposed if I were to appear in that scene. I think it was the recognizability of my silhouette, which is rather slim and broad in the shoulder that worried him.”