Will Graham quotes from Hannibal

Jack Crawford

Hannibal Lecter is not the Chesapeake Ripper.

Will Graham

If the Ripper is killing, you can bet Hannibal Lecter is having a dinner party. You and I probably sipped wine while swallowing the people who we were trying to give justice, Jack.

Hannibal Lecter

You tried to kill me Will. It's hard not to take that personally. However, if I were Beverly's murderer I'd applaud your effort.

Will Graham

I'm no more guilty of what you've accused me of, than you are of what I've accused you of.

Hannibal Lecter

I don't expect you to feel self-loathing or regret or shame. You knew what you were doing and you made your own decisions, decisions that were under your control.

Will Graham

Oh, you think I'm in control?

Hannibal Lecter

I think you're more in control now than you have ever been. You found a way to hurt me. I wonder how many more people are going to get hurt by what you do. I'll give Alana Bloom your best. Goodbye, Will.

Will Graham

You and I are part of his design. He wanted you to be free, wanted me to be free too.

Neither of us are really free. He's not done.

Will Graham

Our last kitchen conversation was interrupted, by Jack Crawford. I'd like to pick up where we left off. If memory serves you were asking me if it would feel good to kill you.

Hannibal Lecter

You've given that some thought.

Will Graham

You wanted me to embrace my nature, doctor. I'm just following the urges I kept down for so long, cultivating them as the inspirations they are.

Hannibal Lecter

You never answered my question. How would killing me make you feel?

Will Graham

Righteous.

Frederick Chilton

I have the same profile as Hannibal Lecter, same medical and psychological background. We are both doctors of note in our field. Of course it would be me. Hannibal was never going to kill me, I'm his patsy. I... I have to leave the country, I am leaving the country.

Will Graham

No, if you run you look guilty.

Frederick Chilton

You did not run and you looked plenty guilty. Abel Gideon was half-eaten in my guestroom, I have corpses on my property! You just threw up an ear!

Will Graham

I have to deal with you and my feelings about you. I think it's best if I do that directly.

Hannibal Lecter

First you have to grieve for what is lost and what has changed.

Will Graham

I've changed, you changed me.

Hannibal Lecter

The friendship that we had is over, the Chesapeake Ripper is over.

Will Graham

Had to be Miriam, didn't it? She was compelled to take his life so she could take her own back.

Hannibal Lecter

How will you take your life back?

Will Graham

I'd like to resume my therapy.

Hannibal Lecter

Where shall we begin?

Will Graham

I’m a good fisherman, Jack.

Jack Crawford

You hook ‘em, I’ll land ‘em.

Will Graham

I'm riddled with regrets.

Hannibal Lecter

A life without regret would be no life at all.

Hannibal Lecter

When you killed Randall, did you fantasize that you were killing me? Most of what we do, most of what we believe is motivated by death.

Will Graham

[quietly] I never felt as alive as when I was killing him.

Hannibal Lecter

Then you owe Randall a debt. How will you repay him?

Will Graham

You forced me to kill you.

I didn't force you to enjoy it.

Will Graham

You can't reduce me to a set of influences. I'm not the product of anything. I've given up good and evil for behaviourism.

Hannibal Lecter

Then you can't say that I'm evil.

Will Graham

You're destructive. Same thing.

Hannibal Lecter

Evil is just destructive? Storms are evil, if it's that simple.

You must be the baby daddy. Excuse me if I don't offer you a cigar.

[laughing] I'm going to feed you to my pigs. Carlo!

Will Graham

Do you think it was Margot's idea to have an heir? Do you think it was your idea to take it from her? My idea to come here and kill you? The only thing that you, your sister and I have in common is the same psychiatrist.

Will Graham

If Dr. Lecter had his druthers, you'd be wrapped around a bullet right now. Dr. Lecter's the one you want to be feeding to your pigs.

Hannibal Lecter

Mason is discourteous. Discourtesy is unspeakably ugly to me.

Will Graham

Have you thought about eating him?

Hannibal Lecter

When feasible, one should eat the rude.

Will Graham

Free-range rude. Mason Verger is a pig. He deserves to be somebody's bacon.

Hannibal Lecter

Jack suspects you of killing Freddy Lounds.

Will Graham

If he said he suspects me, he suspects you.

Hannibal Lecter

I know.

Will Graham

You should give him what he wants. Reveal yourself.

Hannibal Lecter

Give him the Chesapeake Ripper?

Will Graham

You've taunted him long enough. Let him see you as you truly are.

Hannibal Lecter

Jack has become my friend. I suppose I owe him the truth.

Hannibal Lecter

If Jack were to offer you forgiveness, would you accept this forgiveness?

Will Graham

Jack isn't offering forgiveness. He wants justice. He wants... the truth.

Hannibal Lecter

[raising his glass] To the truth, then... and all its consequences.