The Silence of the Lambs quotes

55 total quotes

Clarice Starling
Dr. Frederick Chilton
Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb
Multiple Characters

View Quote Dr. Lecter: Why do you think he removes their skins, Agent Starling? Enthrall me with your a****en.
Clarice: It excites him. Most serial killers keep some sort of trophies from their victims.
Dr. Lecter: I didn't.
Clarice: No. No, you ate yours.

View Quote Jack: Just do your job, but never forget what he is.
Clarice: And what is that?
[Cut to Clarice's first trip to the psychiatric prison]
Dr. Chilton: Oh, he's a monster. Pure psychopath. So rare to capture one alive. From a research point of view, Lecter is our most prized asset.

View Quote You still think you're going to walk on some beach and see the birdies? I don't think so. I called Senator Ruth Martin. She never heard of any deal with you. They scammed you, Hannibal.

View Quote Oh my, does he hate us. Thinks I'm his nemesis.

View Quote Ready when you are, Sergeant Pembry.

View Quote You know what you look like with your good bag and your cheap shoes? You look like a rube.

View Quote We've tried to study him, of course, but he's much too sophisticated for the standard tests.

View Quote Jack Crawford: I remember you from my seminar at UVA. You grilled me pretty hard, as I recall, on the bureau's civil rights record in the Hoover years. I gave you an A.
Clarice: A-minus, Sir.

View Quote Murray: Is it true what they're saying, he's some kinda vampire?
Clarice: They don't have a name for what he is.

View Quote Reporter: Buffalo Bill's real name?
Dr. Chilton: That is now a matter of record with the proper authorities. My name is Dr. Frederick Chilton. C-H-I-L-T-O-N ...