Hannibal Lecter quotes from Hannibal

Hannibal Lecter

[about killing him] Would you have done it quickly, or would you have stopped to gloat?

Will Graham

Does God gloat?

Hannibal Lecter

Often.

Cordell Doemling

Have they told you the drill yet? The drill is, in a few hours I'll come down here and remove all you've got below the elbows and knees. I'll keep you going with IVs and tourniquets until the very last. [smiles] Some things are best saved for last. Once you're dead, I'll prepare your loins and ribs, aged.

Hannibal Lecter

Meats are aged not only for tenderness, but also for flavor.

Cordell Doemling

And flavors change. Every day, I'll feed Mason some new part of you. Don't worry, doctor. You will always be cooked to perfection.

Hannibal Lecter

Will you go home? Can you go home?

No more than you can.

Hannibal Lecter

Will you watch over me?

I will. Not in a cage. Some beasts shouldn't be caged.

Will Graham

I'm not going to find you. I'm not going to look for you. I don't want to know where you are or what you do. I don't want to think about you anymore.

Hannibal Lecter

You delight in wickedness and then berate yourself for the delight.

Will Graham

You delight; I tolerate. I don't have your appetite. Goodbye, Hannibal.

Hannibal Lecter

Congratulations, Jack. You caught the Chesapeake Ripper.

Jack Crawford

I didn't catch you. You surrendered.

Will Graham

I want you to help me, Dr. Lecter.

Hannibal Lecter

Yes, I thought so. Are we no longer on a first-name basis?

Will Graham

I'm more comfortable the less personal we are.

Hannibal Lecter

[inhales deeply] I smell dogs and pine and oil beneath that shaving lotion. It's something a child would select, isn't it? Is there a child in your life, Will? I gave you a child, if you recall.

Will Graham

I've come about Chicago and Buffalo. You've read about it?

Hannibal Lecter

I've read the papers. I can't clip them. They won't let me have scissors, of course. You want to know how he's choosing them.

Will Graham

I thought you'd have some ideas.

Hannibal Lecter

You just came here to look at me. Came to get the old scent again. Why don't you just smell yourself?

Francis Dolarhyde

Dr. Lecter, as an avid fan I wanted to tell you that I am delighted you have taken an interest in me. I don't believe you would tell them who I am, even if you knew. The important thing is what I am becoming, and you, you alone, would understand that.

Hannibal Lecter

Tell me, what are you becoming?

Francis Dolarhyde

The Great Red Dragon!

Francis Dolarhyde

I want to be recognized by you.

Hannibal Lecter

As John the Baptist recognized the one who came after.

Francis Dolarhyde

I want to sit before you as the Dragon sat before 666 in Revelation. I have things I would love to show you. Someday, if circumstances permit, I would like to meet you and watch you meld with the strength of the Dragon.

Hannibal Lecter

See how magnificent you are. Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

Francis Dolarhyde

Will Graham interests me. Odd-looking for an investigator. Not very handsome, but... purposeful.

Hannibal Lecter

He has a family. Save yourself. Kill them all.

Will Graham

How's he choosing them?

Hannibal Lecter

Social media, I imagine. Can't be too careful with privacy settings.

Will Graham

Do you know who they are?

Hannibal Lecter

Yes.

Will Graham

And you're wiling to let them die?

Hannibal Lecter

They're not my family, Will... and I'm not letting them die, you are.

Alana Bloom

You've been talking to the Tooth Fairy.

Hannibal Lecter

I think he's earned the right to be called by the name he's chosen: He's the Great Red Dragon.

Jack Crawford

You have hugged Hell, Dr. Lecter.

Hannibal Lecter

I often do.

Will Graham

I'm just about worn out with your crazy sons-of-bitches!

Hannibal Lecter

The essence of the worst in the human spirit is not found in the crazy sons-of-bitches. Ugliness is found in the faces of the crowd.

Will Graham

What did you say to him?

Hannibal Lecter

"Save yourself, kill them all." Then I gave him your home address. How's the wife?

Will Graham

You turned yourself in so I would always know where you are. But you'd only do that if I rejected you. Goodbye.

Hannibal Lecter

Will - was it good to see me?

Will Graham

Good? No.

Hannibal Lecter

This is all I ever wanted for you, Will. For both of us.

Will Graham

It's beautiful.