Hopkins conveyed a sense of dominance despite being stuck behind bars for a majority of the movie.

A census taker once tried to test me.

I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | IMDb

When the Fox hears the Rabbit scream, he comes a-runnin.

But not to help.

It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.

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Well, Clarice have the lambs stopped screaming?

Nothing happened to me, Officer Starling.

You cant reduce me to a set of influences.

Quid pro quo, Clarice.

I do wish we could chat longer, but… Im having an old friend for dinner.

Our little Billy must already be searching for that next special lady.

Tell me, Senator: did you nurse Catherine yourself?

People dont always tell you what they are thinking.

They just see to it that you dont advance in life.

You know what you look like to me, with your good bag and your cheap shoes?

You look like a rube.