Silence Of The Lambs Quotes

26 quotes from 22 authors

The chilling aura of Silence of the Lambs still echoes in pop culture, so each quote feels like a pulse‑quickening reminder of its twisted brilliance. With 26 snippets from critics, fans, and scholars, the page captures the film’s psychological edge, iconic dialogue, and its influence on thriller storytelling. If you savor dark cinema, you might also enjoy psychological suspense and classic horror debates.

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"Silence Of The Lambs" is definitely very frightening.

Jonathan Jackson

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And Silence of the Lambs is a really smart book.

Jonathan Franzen

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It's kind of like Silence of the lambs meets Boogey Nights.

Brittany Daniel

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I lived around the man who was the model for Buffalo Bill in the movie 'Silence of the Lambs.'

Nick Yarris

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Most American adults know what a drag queen is, but as they're portrayed in films like 'Dressed to Kill' and 'Silence of…

Sharon Needles

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You might be a redneck if you think Silence of the Lambs is what happens when Larry walks out to the barn.

Jeff Foxworthy

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But the face on the pillow, rosy in the firelight, is certainly that of Clarice Starling, and she sleeps deeply, sweetly, in…

Thomas Harris

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I think so, Silence of the Lambs was a great, suspenseful thriller and I would expect Red Dragon to be similar. And…

Emily Watson

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When Silence of the Lambs did well commercially it was more than anything. My partner Ed Saxon and I were just so…

Jonathan Demme

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My favorite movie of all time is 'The Silence of the Lambs.' I think Hannibal Lecter is the scariest movie monster ever…

Kane

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It has taken Thomas Harris 11 years to publish the sequel to 'The Silence of the Lambs,' which suggests that while everyone…

Jeff Giles

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“Silence of the Lambs screenwriter Ted Tally put the art of writing dialogue succinctly: ‘What’s important is not the emotion they’re playing…

John Yorke

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“Oh, God, is this like Silence of the Lambs?" Tears flowed down her face. "I don't want to go down the hole!…

Alanea Alder

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After my wife and I were married, we obtained a rescue dog from a family that didn't want her anymore. She was…

Bob Peterson

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I'll tell you - what I can tell you is that I know when I saw 'Zodiac' and then again when I…

Jonathan Demme

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By the time I got to 'Silence of the Lambs,' I was madly in love with close-ups because I'm madly in love…

Jonathan Demme

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Silence Of The Lambs is a fantastic film. It's a horror film, and it's an incredibly well-told film that is about point…

Bryan Fuller

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“After a horribly long day, I needed a mental break. I threw on my parka, with the raccoon fur around the hood,…

Augusten Burroughs

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The definition of horror is pretty broad. What causes us "horror" is actually a many splendored thing (laughs). It can be hard…

Bryan Fuller

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Anthony Hopkins is the kindest, sweetest most creative person I've met. He did something really insane between takes of the Westworld, out…

Angela Sarafyan

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I've seen 'Silence of the Lambs,' like, fifty or sixty times. That's my favorite movie of all time.

Rachel Nichols

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After The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, the audience would like to know where, when, and who arrests Hannibal Lecter for…

Dino De Laurentiis

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Did Anthony Hopkins really have to be a serial killer to be in 'Silence of the Lambs?,' I don't think so, no.…

Bryan Batt

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“The intimacy of the detail - why The Silence of the Lambs is quite possibly the Thriller Writer's bible.”

Thomas Harris

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There was scarcely a month during 1988 when Thomas Harris' novel, 'The Silence Of The Lambs,' was not on or around the…

Rod Lurie

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Nothing like quoting Silence of the Lambs for people to question what kind of disability you have.

Zach Anner

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