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Silence of the Lambs stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, a rookie FBI agent in pursuit of a serial killer nicknamed "Buffalo Bill." Helping her solve the case is former psychiatrist and current psychopath, Dr. Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), who is incarcerated in a prison for the criminally insane. Silence of the Lambs was the 3rd film in history to win all five top Oscars: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Direct, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Tell Me Something
Hannibal Lecter : Now then, tell me. What did Miggs say to you? Multiple Miggs in the next cell. He hissed at you. What did he say?
Clarice Starling : He said, "I can smell your c**t."
Hannibal Lecter : I see. I myself cannot. You use Evian skin cream, and sometimes you wear L'Air du Temps, but not today.
Who Did Sir?
Clarice Starling : If you didn't kill him, then who did, sir?
Hannibal Lecter : Who can say. Best thing for him, really. His therapy was going nowhere.
Ate His Liver
Hannibal Lecter: A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.
Put the Lotion in the Basket
Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: It rubs the lotion on its skin. It does this whenever it's told.
Catherine Martin: Mister... My family will pay cash. Whatever ransom you're askin' for, they'll pay it.
Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.
[to his dog, Precious]
Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: Yes, it will, Precious, won't it? It will get the hose!
Catherine Martin: OK, OK, OK. Mister, if you let me go, I won't - I won't press charges, I promise. See, my mom is a real important woman... I guess you already know that.
Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: Now it places the lotion in the basket.
Catherine Martin: Please! Please I wanna go home! I wanna go home, please!
Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: It places the lotion in the basket.
Catherine Martin: I wanna see my mommy! Please I wanna see my...
Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: Put the fucking lotion in the basket!
I Never Thought About It
Hannibal Lecter : Jack Crawford is helping your career isn't he? Apparently he likes you and you like him too.
Clarice Starling : I never thought about it.
Hannibal Lecter : Do you think that Jack Crawford wants you sexually? True, he is much older but do you think he visualizes scenarios, exchanges, f**king you?
Clarice Starling : That doesn't interest me Doctor and frankly, it's, it's the sort of thing that Miggs would say.
Hannibal Lecter : Not anymore.
Billy Hates His Own Identity
Hannibal Lecter: Look for severe childhood disturbances associated with violence. Our Billy wasn't born a criminal, Clarice. He was made one through years of systematic abuse. Billy hates his own identity, you see, and he thinks that makes him a transsexual. But his pathology is a thousand times more savage and more terrifying.
Never Ever Seen A Woman
Dr. Frederick Chilton: Crawford is very clever, isn't he, using you?
Clarice Starling: What do you mean, sir?
Dr. Frederick Chilton: A pretty young woman to turn him on. I don't believe Lecter's even seen a woman in eight years. And oh, are you ever his taste. So to speak.
I Have Memories Instead Of View
Clarice Starling: Did you do all these drawings, Doctor?
Hannibal Lecter: Ah. That is the Duomo seen from the Belvedere. Do you know Florence?
Clarice Starling: All that detail just from memory, sir?
Hannibal Lecter: Memory, Agent Starling, is what I have instead of a view.
Have The Lambs Stop Screaming
Hannibal Lecter : Well, Clarice - have the lambs stopped screaming?
Trophies From The Victim
Hannibal Lecter : Why do you think he removes their skins, Agent Starling? Enthrall me with your acumen.
Clarice Starling : It excites him. Most serial killers keep some sort of trophies from their victims.
Hannibal Lecter : I didn't.
Clarice Starling : No. No, you ate yours.