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I think one of the things that was a huge surprise to everyone with 'Silence of the Lambs' was that that was an Oscar-winning horror movie. It struck such a nerve with audiences that it was a very particular, special experience.

I've seen 'Silence of the Lambs,' like, fifty or sixty times. That's my favorite movie of all time.

When Silence of the Lambs did well commercially it was more than anything. My partner Ed Saxon and I were just so relieved that finally we had made a movie that had made some money!

When I'm channel surfing, and 'Silence of the Lambs' comes on, I have trouble turning it off. I wouldn't say that about 'Beautiful Mind.' It's a good movie, but I'm much more in awe of what Jonathan Demme did with 'Silence of the Lambs.'

I think so, Silence of the Lambs was a great, suspenseful thriller and I would expect Red Dragon to be similar. And I think it's very character driven.

I can't write a book like 'Lamb' or 'Fool' every year. It just takes too much research and craft.

It's probably true that everyone has a book in them, although it may not be a very good one.

Books are no different from goats! They enjoy an afternoon out on the lawn.

I don't think that Slaughterhouse-Five was successful movie material. In fact, Vonnegut's books mostly I don't feel are movie material.

There are so many books and movies I like; I never mention specific ones.