The Silence of the Lambs

“All righty, now let’s see something opposite. I can’t get this movie, I… I don’t like it when I can’t get a movie out of my head, but I can’t. It is Silence of the Lambs. Just chilling. To this day, Hannibal, to this day, the sniffing thing brings me right back to the movie.”

“Silence of the Lambs by Jonathan Demme, which is one of my favorite films. I had the great opportunity to work with Jonathan Demme in a movie called Rachel Getting Married, and it’s one of the best experiences of my life. And he was great and, just in my experience, a really– a good dude who is missed. So grabbing Silence of the Lambs for JD.”

“Silence of the Lambs is probably the best classic serial killer, like… There’s stuff in this movie that’s been borrowed by a thousand other movies. I’ve tried to rip it off. It’s just an incredible film. Jonathan Demme did a spectacular job, of course. With Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter, Ted Levine as Buffalo Bill, and Jodie Foster kind of carrying it in this spectacular way as the protagonist.”

“I’ve found one already. Silence of the Lambs. So scary. I mean, the performances by Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins... Honestly, particularly Anthony Hopkins’s portrayal– I don’t know if there’s been a more frightening villain on film. And some of the choices he makes... And some of the best prison scenes, I think, of any film. So, Silence of the Lambs. In you go.”