How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Silence of the Lambs.
Quote #7
LECTER: Billy hates his own identity, you see, and he thinks that makes him a transsexual. But his pathology is a thousand times more savage and more terrifying.
Buffalo Bill will try anything to try on a different identity because he hates himself too much. If he weren't caught at the end, he would finish his woman suit and probably still hate himself. Then he'd probably start skinning actual lambs to be a human sheep.
Quote #8
MURRAY: Is it true what they're saying? […] He's some kind of vampire?
CLARICE: They don't have a name for what he is.
There's a mystique around Hannibal Lecter, like he's some sort of mythical figure or super-villain. We have a feeling that Dr. Chilton might be spreading some of these rumors. The scarier Dr. Lecter appears, the more heroic Chilton seems for keeping him behind bars.