20 Things You Didn't Know About Psycho
12. The Shower Scene Made Janet Leigh Take Baths For The Rest Of Her Life
By all accounts Janet Leigh was a total trooper while spending a week shooting the shower scene, and though she wasn't left especially affected by the filming itself, she was decidedly more bothered when she saw the final cut of the movie.
Leigh later commented that it illustrated to her how vulnerable people are in the shower, and as a result, she only took baths for the remaining 40-plus years of her life where possible. In an interview, Leigh said:
"I stopped taking showers and I only take baths. And when I'm someplace where I can only take a shower, I make sure the doors and windows of the house are locked. I also leave the bathroom door open and shower curtain open. I’m always facing the door, watching, no matter where the shower head is."