A still of 'Silence of the Lambs'. [Photo: baidu.com]

Actress Jodie Foster and Director Jonathan Demme have been marking the 25th anniversary of 'Silence of the Lambs' in New York.

The world-renowned actress-director said 'Silence of the Lambs' might be the best project she had ever worked on.

Foster was crowned Oscar Best Actress in 1992 for her role as Clarice.

"They can call me Clarice anytime they want. It's a great character, I have to say one of the best characters that I ever read and it was a sort of a no-brainer to inhabit her. I loved Michael Mann's movie, we all did. I really came across the book because two writers independently that I loved said to me 'This is a book you have to read, and you have to play this character. 'So I went after it and what's really amazing is that this script came out of Ted Tally's typewriter. It was perfect and that is the film we filmed. "

Director Jonathan Demme also won an Oscar for the film, but he credits his success with the film to the passion for the project inspired by Foster.

"I think as much as anything - Jodie really was the person that turned me on to what I am about to tell you in a big way. Jodie helped me see this as a story of a young woman trying to save the life of another young woman, and being confronted with all of these extraordinary challenges presented by men along the way. And that kind of - I wanted the audience to be in Clarice's shoes - Jodie's shoes - and we shot that way. Subjective camera all the way, and you know - it worked."

Based on the 1988 Thomas Harris novel, the film tells the story of a young FBI agent, who seeks help from an imprisoned psychiatrist to capture another killer on the loose.