The freaky hiss in The Silence of the Lambs
Anthony Hopkins has done some pretty major things in acting, but his portrayal of Dr. Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs is arguably his best work ever. In fact, we had difficulty seeing Anthony as a non-cannibal after this horror movie came out. That’s how good he was.
One of the things he did that really helped sell the craziness of the psychiatrist-gone-cannibal-serial-killer was the infamous hissing he did from behind bars. That small yet brilliant touch of insanity was off the cuff, and you could even see Jodie Foster’s slight unease at the hss-hss-hss-ing.