“A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava...” – Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs ... Movie Quotes Database

A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. [hisses]
Note: ranked #21 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema.

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