Photos
Quotes
-
Special Agent Will Graham : I don't find you that interesting.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : You will.
-
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : It's a... protein scramble...
-
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : Mr. Garret Jacob Hobbs?
Garret Jacob Hobbs : Yeah.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : You don't know me, and I suspect we'll never meet. This is a courtesy call. Listen very carefully. Are you listening?
Garret Jacob Hobbs : Yes.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : They know.
-
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : Franklyn...
Franklin : [crying] Yes.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : You have to convince yourself the lion is not in the room. When it is, I assure you, you will know.
-
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : You know, Will... I think Uncle Jack sees you as a fragile little teacup. The finest china, used only for special guests.
Special Agent Will Graham : [laughing] How do you see me?
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : The mongoose I want under the house when the snakes slither by.
-
Will Graham : Tasteless.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : Do you have trouble with taste?
Will Graham : My thoughts are often not tasty.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : Nor mine. No effective barriers.
Will Graham : I build forts.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : Associations come quickly.
Will Graham : So do forts.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : Not fond of eye contact, are you?
Will Graham : Eyes are distracting, you see too much, you don't see enough. And-And it's hard to focus when you're thinking, um, "Oh, those whites are really white", or, "He must have hepatitis", or, "Oh, is that a burst "vein?" So, yeah, I try to avoid eyes whenever possible. Jack?
Jack Crawford : Yes?
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : I imagine what you see and learn touches everything else in your mind. Your values and decency are present yet shocked at your associations, appalled at your dreams. No forts in the bone arena of your skull for things you love.
Will Graham : Whose profile are you working on? Whose profile is he working on?
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : I'm sorry, Will. Observing is what we do. I can't shut mine off any more than you can shut yours off.
Will Graham : Please, don't psychoanalyze me. You won't like me when I'm psychoanalyzed.
Jack Crawford : Will.
Will Graham : Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go give a lecture on psychoanalyzing.
Jack Crawford : Maybe we shouldn't poke him like that, Doctor. Perhaps a less, uh, direct approach.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : What he has is pure empathy. He can assume your point of view, or mine, and maybe some other points of view that scare him. It's an uncomfortable gift, Jack.
Jack Crawford : Hm.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : Perception's a tool that's pointed on both ends. This cannibal you have him getting to know I think I can help good Will see his face.
-
Special Agent Will Graham : What are you smiling at?
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : Peeking behind the curtain. I'm just curious how the FBI goes about its business when it's not kicking in doors.
Special Agent Will Graham : Well, you're lucky we're not doing house-to-house interviews. We found a little piece of metal in Elise Nichols' clothes; a shred from a pipe threader.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : There must be hundreds of construction sites all over Minnesota.
Special Agent Will Graham : A certain kind of metal, certain kind of pipe, certain kind of pipe coating, so we're checking all the construction sites that use that kind of pipe.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : What are we looking for?
Special Agent Will Graham : At this stage, anything, really. But mostly, anything peculiar.
-
Franklin : [sobbing] I hate being this neurotic.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : If you weren't neurotic, Franklin, you would be something much worse. Our brain is designed to experience anxiety in shirt bursts, not the prolonged duress yours has seemed to enjoy. That's why you feel as though a lion were on the verge of devouring you.
Franklin : [sobs into his tissue]
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : Franklin, you have to convince yourself the lion is not in the room. When it is, I assure you, you will know.
-
Will Graham : Tasteless.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : Do you often have trouble with taste?
Will Graham : My thoughts are not often tasty.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : Nor mine. No effective barriers.
Will Graham : I build forts.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : Associations come quickly.
Will Graham : So do forts.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : Not fond of eye contact, are you?
Will Graham : [sighs, makes eye contact] Eyes are distracting - you see too much, you don't see enough. And- and it's hard to focus when you're thinking, um, "Oh, those whites are really white," or "He must have hepatitis," or "Oh, is that a burst vein?" So, yeah, I try to avoid to eyes whenever possible. Jack?
Jack Crawford : Yes?
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : I imagine what you see and know touches everything else in your mind. Your values and decency are present yet shocked at your associations, appalled at your dreams. No forts in the bone arena of your skull for things you love.
Will Graham : [now visibly upset] Whose profile are you working on? Whose profile is he working on?
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : I'm sorry, Will. Observing is what we do. I can't shut mine off any more than you can shut yours off.
Will Graham : Please, don't psychoanalyse me. You won't like me when I'm psychoanalysed.
Jack Crawford : Will...
Will Graham : Now if youll excuse me, I have to go give a lecture on psychoanalysing.
-
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : Or we could socialise like adults. God forbid we become friendly.
Will Graham : I don't find you that interesting.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : You will.
-
Jack Crawford : Maybe we shouldn't poke him like that, Doctor. Perhaps a less, uh, direct approach.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : What he has is pure empathy. He can assume your point of view, or mine, and maybe some other points of view, or mine, and maybe some other points of view that scare him. It's an uncomfortable gift, Jack. Perception's a tool that's pointed on both ends. This cannibal you have him getting to know... I believe I can help good Will see his face.
-
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : You ever have any problems, Will?
Will Graham : No.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : Of course you don't. You and I are just alike - problem-free. Nothing about us to feel horrible about. You know, Will... I think that Uncle Jack sees you as a fragile little teacup. The finest china used only for special guests.
Will Graham : How do you see me?
Dr. Hannibal Lecter : The mongoose I want under the house when the snakes slither by.