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''Given the chance, you would deny me my life, wouldn't you?''

posted 9 years ago by Doom
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Starling: "Not your life."

Lecter: "My freedom. Just that. You'd take that from me.

And if you did, would they have back, ya think? The FBI?

Those people you despise almost as much as they despise you?

Would they give you a medal, Clarice, do you think?

Would you have it professionally framed and hang it on your wall to look at and remind you of your courage and incorruptibility?

All you would need for that, Clarice... is a mirror."

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[–] Doom 9 years ago

I just finished the novel and wanted to mention (because I brought up something similar in another post on this board)... this scene isn't in there either - written for the film.

Ridley Scott is amazing - ditto David Mamet and Steven Zaillian (screenplay).

And I really liked the book, but this film?... better.

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