How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Silence of the Lambs.
Quote #1
CHILTON: Crawford's very clever, isn't he? Using you. […] A pretty young woman to turn him on.
Jack Crawford is doing the best he can to manipulate Lecter into talking, even if he has to use Clarice to do it. We'll see later on that he has manipulated her too, in a way.
Quote #2
CLARICE: If Lecter feels that you're his enemy, then, um, well maybe we'll have more luck if I go in by myself.
Clarice can play the manipulation game too. She puts up with Dr. Chilton just long enough to get access to Lecter, then she sends him away.
Quote #3
LECTER: Closer, please. Closer.
Here, Lecter manipulates Clarice into moving closer to his cell, which she isn't supposed to do. But the director also manipulates us, by using close-ups of the actors almost exclusively. These camera angles make us feel a lot closer than we'd ever want to be.