Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb Quotes in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: It rubs the lotion on its skin. It does this whenever it is told.

Catherine Martin: Mister... my family will pay cash. Whatever ransom you're askin' for, they pay it.

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.

[to his dog, Precious]

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: Yes, it will, Precious, won't it? It will get the hose!

Catherine Martin: Okay... okay... okay. Mister, if you let me go, I won't - I won't press charges I promise. See, my mom is a real important woman... I guess you already know that.

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: Now it places the lotion in the basket.

Catherine Martin: Please! Please I wanna go home! I wanna go home please!

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: It places the lotion in the basket.

Catherine Martin: I wanna see my mommy! Please I wanna see my...

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: Put the fucking lotion in the basket!

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: [to a mirror] Would you fuck me? I'd fuck me. I'd fuck me hard. I'd fuck me so hard.

Clarice Starling: Your name is?

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: Oh, uh Jack Gordon.

Clarice Starling: Mr. Gordon, good, uh... well Frederica used to work for Mrs. Lippman. Did you know her?

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: No, nuh-uh. Oh wait... was she a great big fat person?

Clarice Starling: Yeah she was a big girl, sir.

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: Yeah, I may've... no I read about her in the newspaper. Um, Mrs. Lippman had a son though, maybe he could help you. I got his card in here someplace. Do you wanna come in while I look for it?

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: Are you close to catching somebody you think?

Clarice Starling: Yes. We may be. Did you... take over this place after Mrs. Lippman died, is that right?

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: Yeah I - I bought this house... two years ago.

Clarice Starling: [looking around] Did she leave any records? Any business records, tax forms, lists of employees?

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: No, nothin' like that at all. Say, does the FBI learn somethin? The police around here don't seem to have the first clue.

[Clarice notices a moth]

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: ... I mean have you got like a description, fingerprints, anything like that?

Clarice Starling: No. No I don't.

[Clarice unbuttons her gun holster]

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: Oh, here's that number!

Clarice Starling: Very good Mr. Gordon. May I use your phone please?

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: [Gumb starts laughing] Sure you can use me phone.

Clarice Starling: [draws her gun] Freeze! Put your hands over your head and turn around! Spread your legs! Spread your legs! Put your hands in the back... thumbs up - FREEZE!

[Gumb runs off]

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT PAIN IS!

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: It rubs the lotion on its skin. It does this whenever it's told.

Catherine Martin: Please mister, let me go! My family will give you anything you want!

Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb: It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.