Hannibal Lecter

Hannibal Lecter

Hannibal Lecter is the villain in a series of movies based off the novels by Thomas Harris.  In the prequel, Hannibal Rising, the role of a young Hannibal Lecter is played by Gaspard Ulliel.

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annibal Lecter: First principles, Clarice. Read Marcus Aurelius. Of each particular thing ask: what is it in itself? What is its nature? What does he do, this man you seek?
Clarice Starling: He kills women...
Hannibal Lecter: No! That is incidental. What is the first and principal thing he does, what need does he serve by killing?
Clarice Starling: Anger, social resentment, sexual frustration...
Hannibal Lecter: No, he covets. That's his nature. And how do we begin to covet, Clarice? Do we seek out things to covet? Make an effort to answer.
Clarice Starling: No. We just...
Hannibal Lecter: No. Precisely. We begin by coveting what we see every day. Don't you feel eyes moving over your body, Clarice? And don't your eyes move over the things you want?

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All good things to those who wait.

Hannibal Lecter

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