Decoding Acting on Instagram: "The Silence of the Lambs (1991) features one of the most powerful performances in film history. Anthony Hopkins appears on screen for just sixteen minutes. One year later, in 1992, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Every second is calculated. Every pause deliberate. Hopkins studied predators to perfect Hannibal Lecter’s stillness, even refusing to blink during takes. That choice turned quiet into control and politeness into pure menace. It proved that great