A character in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb quotes from The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Ted Levine

4th most-quoted character in The Silence of the Lambs (1991): in 7 of its 64 quotes

A line from Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb

It rubs the lotion on its skin and does as its told. it does this whnever its told or else it gets the hose again. Now it puts the lotion in the basket. PUT THE **** LOTION IN THE BASKET.

More lines from Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb

4 quotes
Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb
[To Catherine]

Are you about a size 14?

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb
[To a mirror]

Would you **** me? I'd **** me. I'd **** me hard.

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb
[Shouting]

You don't know what pain is!

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb
[To Clarice while dying]

What's it like to be beautiful?

Scenes with Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb

2 scenes
Jame

It rubs the lotion on its skin. It does this whenever it is told.

Catherine

Mister ... my family will pay cash. Whatever ransom you're asking for, they pay it.

Jame

It rubs the lotion on its skin, or else it gets the hose again. [To his dog, Precious] Yes, it will, Precious, won't it? It will get the hose!

Catherine

Okay ... okay ... okay. 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

Now it places the lotion in the basket.

Catherine

Please! Please, I wanna go home! I wanna go home, please!

Jame

It places the lotion in the basket.

Catherine

I wanna see my mommy! Please, I wanna see my ...

Jame

Put the **** lotion in the basket!

Good afternoon. Sorry to bother you. I'm looking for Mrs Lippman's family.

Jame Gumb

No, Lippmans don't live here any more.

Excuse me. I really need to speak with you.

Jame Gumb

What's the problem, officer?

I'm investigating the death of Fredrica Bimmel. Your name is?

Jame

Oh, uh, Jack Gordon.

Mr. Gordon, good, uh ... well, Frederica used to work for Mrs. Lippman. Did you know her?

Jame

No, nuh-uh. Oh, wait ... was she a great, big, fat person?

Yeah, she was a big girl, sir.

Jame

Yeah, I may've ... no, I read about her in the newspaper. Um, Mrs. Lippman had a son, though, maybe he could help you. I got his card in here someplace. Do you wanna come in while I look for it?

May I?

Jame

Yeah, sure. Are you close to catching somebody, you think?

Yes. We may be. Did you ... take over this place after Mrs. Lippman died, is that right?

Jame

Yeah, I – I bought this house ... two years ago.

[looking around]

Did she leave any records? Any business records, tax forms, lists of employees?

Jame

No, nothing like that at all. Say, does the FBI learn something? The police around here don't seem to have the first clue.

Jame
[Clarice notices a moth]

... I mean, have you got, like, a description, fingerprints, anything like that?

No. No, I don't.

Jame
[Clarice unbuttons her gun holster]

Oh, here's that number!

Very good, Mr. Gordon. May I use your phone, please?

Jame
[starts laughing]

Sure you can use me phone.

[draws her gun]

Freeze! Put your hands over your head and turn around! Spread your legs! Spread your legs! Put your hands in the back ... thumbs up – freeze!
[Jame runs off]

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