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Sometimes "mad," "crazy," or "out of your mind" may be substituted for "insane," but the nature of the trope is the same.
Another heroic staple is this being one hero's response to another's proposal of a [[Zany Scheme]]
A villainous [[The Mad Hatter|lunatic]] may well [[Insult Backfire|agree with you]]. A [[Mad Scientist]] will often retort that "[[They Called Me Mad]]!" Sometimes you can even say this to the villain when he's suffering a [[Villainous Breakdown]]. As a matter of fact, some [[Smug Snake
If a villain's henchman is giving the "You're Insane!" speech, it's often because what the villain is planning was [[Not What I Signed on For|not what he or she signed on for]]. Contrast [[After-Action Villain Analysis]] for when the hero psychoanalyzes a villain after the fact.
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{{quote|'''Bond:''' World domination. Same old dream. Our asylums are full of people who think they're [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]. Or [[God]].}}
** ''[[From Russia with Love]]'':
{{quote| '''Bond:''' (to Red Grant
** ''[[Goldfinger]]'':
{{quote| '''Bond:''' Beautiful place Goldfinger has here.
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'''Kelsier''': Both compliments are appreciated, and yes. }}
** It should be noted that everybody is ''constantly'' calling Kelsier insane. His plans generally take [[Crazy Enough to Work]] [[Up to Eleven]]. Another great example: quoth Yeden, "You're going to visit the Lord Ruler? Are you insa... right. I forgot."
* In the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] novel ''Shatterpoint'', Depa insists she hasn't gone insane but has instead "gone sane". Also inverted in that the ''hero'', Mace Windu, is often called
** More amusingly Nick, after exclaiming such whenever Windu proposes or does something that seems insane/crazy eventually just tells him to assume he's said it whenever he(Windu) says ''anything''.
* [[Dashiell Hammett]]'s ''The Dain Curse'' concludes with one of the most effective "You're insane"s in literature.
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== Live Action TV ==
* From the ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]]'', Kara "Starbuck" Thrace says this to the Cylon Leoben "Number Two" Conoy when he keeps her locked up in his New Caprica apartment for months, [[Stalker with a Crush|insisting that she'll eventually fall in love with him]] because he has "[[Seers|foreseen]]" it.
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': In the episode, "The Sound of Drums", the Prime
** Why skimp on things? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMew38zTXHQ Watch John Simm] in all his [[Large Ham|hammy glory]].
*** The Master has always loved this. In ''The Time Monster'', the Third Doctor calls him "mad, paranoid!"
** In "Genesis of the Daleks", Davros reacts thus to being outvoted:
{{quote| '''Davros:''' Do you believe that I would let a lifetime's work be ended by the will of spineless fools like you? You have won nothing! I allowed this charade to be played out for one reason only: To find those men who were truly loyal to me and to discover those WHO WOULD BE-TRAY ME! WE-- [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|I! WILL! GO! ON!]]
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'''Doc:''' ''(utterly straightfaced)'' Don't do what? }}
* In a parody of The McLaughlin Group on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', one of the panel members, annoyed by McLaughlin's continued interruptions and overly long nicknames, invoked this trope. McLaughlin just responded with another "WRONG!"
* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'', Season 2: In Green No More, [[The Dragon|Goldar]] has forced the de-powered Tommy to kneel, [[Kneel Before Zod|demanding that Tommy acknowledge him as his superior]], leading to the following:
{{quote| '''Tommy:''' Goldar...
'''Goldar:''' Say it.
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'''Filby: ''You're insane!'''''
'''Phobia:''' Figured that out all by yourself, did you? }}
* [[Smug Super|Faith]] in ''[[Magick Chicks]]'' deserved flat "You're insane." and then "Th-this is ''crazy!''" from Tiffany [[Cloudcuckoolander|of all people]], when she {{spoiler|stunned a vampire, then [[
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