What I do best – anyone who was involved and anybody who profits from it, anybody who opens their eyes at me – I’m going to kill them. Man on Fire 2004 starring Denzel Washington & Dakota Fanning & Christopher Walken & Giancarlo Giannini & Radha Mitchell & Marc Anthony & Mickey Rourke & Rachel Ticotin & Jesus Ochoa et al, director Tony Scott, Washington
OK, my friend, it’s off to the next life for you. I guarantee you won’t be lonely. ibid.
You could get away with murders out here, couldn’t you, eh? Bonded by Blood 2010 starring Tamer Hassan & Robert Fucilla & Vincent Regan & Terry Stone & Adam Deacon & Neil Maskell & Dave Legano & Johnny Palmiero & Duncan Meadows et al, director Sacha Bennett, Pat in jam-jar
Hannibal the Cannibal – I don’t expect him to talk to you. The Silence of the Lambs 1991 starring Jodie Foster & Anthony Hopkins & Scott Glen & Ted Levine & Anthony Heald & Brooke Smith & Diane Baker & Kasi Lemmons & Frankie Fraison & Tracey Walter et al, director Jonathan Demme, Jack Crawford to Agent Starling
He’s a monster. A pure psychopath. ibid. Dr Chilton to Starling
Buffalo Bill – what a naughty boy he is. ibid. Lecter to Starling
You’re not more than one generation from poor white trash. ibid. Lecter to Starling
A census taker once tried to test me: I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. Slugh-lugh-lugh-lugh. ibid.
What I want is a view: I want a window where I can see a tree. ibid.
What is your worst memory of childhood? ibid.
Our Billy wasn’t born a criminal, Clarice; he was made one through years of systematic abuse. ibid.
Senator, just one more thing – love your suit. ibid. Lecter
He won’t come after me. He won’t. ibid. Starling
Well, Clarice, have the lambs stopped screaming? ibid. Lecter
I’m having an old friend for dinner. ibid.
I don’t consider Psychology a science and neither did Dr Lecter. Hannibal 2000 starring Anthony Hopkins & Julianne Moore & Gary Oldman & Ray Liotta & Frankie Faison & Giancarlo Giannini & Francesca Neri & David Andrews & Francis Guianan et al, director Ridley Scott, black man opening scene
Most of the time Doctor Lecter didn’t respond to visits. He’d just wince and open his eyes long enough to insult some academic. ibid.
It changes everything; it changes me. ibid. Agent Starling
Sexist Agent: What are you doing sitting there in the dark, Starling?
Clarice: Thinking about Cannibalism. ibid.
Her: Let’s get something to eat.
Lecter: Why not? ibid.
I’m giving very serious thought to eating your wife. ibid. Lecter to Inspector Pazzi
I assure you the next course is to die for. ibid. Lecter at dinner table
You’re a very unusual boy, aren’t you? ibid. Lecter to boy
After all, as your mother tells you and as my mother certainly told me, it is important, she always used to say, always to try new things. Open up. ibid.
Pacific All Risk Insurance Company. Double Indemnity 1944 starring Edward G Robinson & Barbara Stanwyck & Fred MacMurray & Porter Hall & Jean Heather & Tom Powers & Byron Barr & Richard Gaines & Fortunio Bonanova et al, director Billy Wilder, opening scene
I killed Dietrichson … Yes, I killed him. For money. For a woman. ibid. confession
What kind of an outfit is this anyway? ibid. Keyes
You wanna knock him off, don’t ya? ibid. him to her
I’ve told you, it’s got to be the train. ibid. him to her
It’s straight down the line, isn’t it? ibid. her to him
Suddenly it came over me that everything would go wrong … It was the walk of a dead man. ibid. confession
I’m afraid of us; we’re not the same any more. ibid. her to him
Murder’s never perfect – always comes apart sooner or later. ibid. Edward G Robinson
No, I never loved you, Walter. Not you or anybody else. I’m rotten to the heart. ibid. her to him
This is Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California … a murder has been reported from one of those great big houses. Sunset Boulevard: A Hollywood Story 1950 starring Gloria Swanson & Erich von Stronheim & William Holden & Nancy Olson & Fred Clark & Lloyd Gough & Jack Webb & Franklyn Farnum et al, director Billy Wilder
My prospects – they now added up to exactly zero. ibid. Joe
I am Big – it’s the picture that got small. ibid. Norma Desmond
I wanted the job, I wanted the dough. ibid. Joe
Great stars have great pride. ibid. Norma
Mad About The Boy. ibid. inscription in card case
I was her first husband. ibid. Max
The address is 10086 Sunset Boulevard. ibid. him to her
You’re leaving me. No you’re not. ibid. Norma to Joe
What kind of a fucking question is that? You know we are all going to be real glad when we get rid of you, Somerset, you know that? It’s always these questions with you. Did the kid see it? Who gives a fuck. Se7en 1995 starring Brad Pitt & Morgan Freeman & Kevin Spacey & Gwyneth Paltrow & Richard Roundtree & Richard Schiff & R Lee Ermey & Mark Boone junior & John Cassini & Reg E Cathey et al, director David Fincher, rozzer to Freeman
It’s from Milton, Paradise Lost … There are seven deadly sins. ibid. Somerset
Cabbie: Where you headed?
Somerset: Far away from here. ibid. in cab
Somerset: I’ll never understand it. All these books. A world of knowledge at their fingertips, and what do you do, you play poker all night.
Guide: We got culture coming out our ears. ibid. playing poker
I had a relationship once. It was very much like a marriage. We got pregnant. This was long time ago. [sighs] I remember getting up one morning and going to work. Just another day like any other, except it was the first day after I knew about … pregnancy. And I felt this fear for the first time ever. I remember thinking, ‘How can I bring a child into a world like this? How can a person grow up with all this around them?’ I told her I didn’t want to have it, and over the next few weeks, I wore her down. ibid. Somerset
A smorgasbord of drugs in his system … He chewed off his own tongue long ago. Detective, he’d die of shock right now if you could shine a flash-light on his eyes. He’s experienced about as much pain and suffering as anyone I’ve encountered, give or take. And he still has hell to look forward to. ibid. doctor to rozzers
I just don’t think I can continue to live in a place that embraces and nurtures apathy as a virtue. ibid. Somerset to Mills
Do you know that you’re insane? ibid. Mills to murderer in car
Mathilda: Leon, who exactly do you do for a living?
Leon: Cleaner. The Professional 1994 starring Jean Reno & Gary Oldman & Natalie Portman & Danny Aiello & Michael Badalucco & Ellen Greene & Willi One Blood & Don Creech & Adam Busch et al, director Luc Besson
I know I’ll feel better when I do this. ibid. Mathilda
Do you want your mother to lock you up again, is that it? Boys Don’t Cry 1999 starring Hilary Swank & Chloe Sevigny & Peter Sarsgaard & Brendan Sexton III & Alicia Goranson & Jeanetta Arnette & Matt McGrath et al, director Kimberly Peirce, cousin to Brandon
People like you don’t need drugs, you hallucinate twenty-four hours a day. ibid. gang member
I have a sexual identity crisis. ibid. Brandon to rozzer
John Lotter was convicted of first degree murder for the killing of Brandon Teena. He is currently appealing his conviction from death row. Marvin Thomas Nissen (Tom) cooperated with the prosecution and testified against John. He is currently serving consecutive life sentences. ibid. caption
Friday, December The Eleventh. Two Forty-Three p.m. Psycho, 1960 starring Janet Leigh & Anthony Perkins & Vera Miles & John Gavin & Martin Balsam & John McIntire & Simon Oakland & Frank Albertson & Pat Hitchcock & Vaughn Taylor et al, director Alfred Hitchcock, opening caption
Larry, I am dying of thirstaroony. ibid. house buyer
Bates Motel Vacancy. ibid. sign
Twelve rooms, twelve vacancies. ibid. Perkins
My mother – what’s the phrase – isn’t quite herself today. ibid.
You eat like a bird. ibid.
Matricide is probably the most unbearable crime of all ... He tried to be his mother. And now he is. ibid. shrink