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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|Smug Snakes]], [[Complete Monster|Complete Monsters]], [[Villain Sue|Villain Sues]] or even [[Magnificent Bastard|Magnificent Bastards]] can go so crazy during their breakdowns that other characters love hitting them with this. Sometimes the character will have indicated that he's considered the accusation against himself already, and deciding it really doesn't matter, often with an "Am I?" statement.
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
See [[You Monster!]] for when a hero is outraged less at the sanity of the villain and more at the vileness of them, or [[This Is Unforgivable!]] when a hero is outraged at the terribleness of the villain's atrocities.
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'''Lois:''' Superman will never--<br />
'''Luthor:''' WRONG! }}
* ''[[Street Fighter (Film)|Street Fighter]]'': This is M. Bison's [[Berserk Button]]. Twice, other people make the mistake of openly questioning his sanity, but for different reasons, Bison can't afford to kill either of them (in Dhalsim's case, he was [[Can't Kill You - Still Need You|still needed alive]] to finish the Blanka project, while Sagat had too many of his own lackeys with him).
* In ''[[Bedazzled]]'', Stanley is initially skeptical that George is the Devil as he claims to be.
{{quote| '''Stanley''': You're a nut case, you're a bleeding nut case!<br />
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* [[Alex Rider (Literature)|Alex Rider]] says this to Herod Sayle, Dr. Grief, Sarov, Damian Cray, Julia Rothman, Nikolei Drevin and Winston Yu.
* In the ''[[Artemis Fowl (Literature)|Artemis Fowl]]'' short story "LEPrecon" Julius Root is tricked into a human settlement (which is magically forbidden by Fairy law) by his [[Cain and Abel|evil brother Turnball]], he calls him insane. Turnball's reply is "No. What I am is tired. Tired of being chased across the globe by my own brother. [[Lampshade Hanging|The whole thing is too melodramatic]]."
* In ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and
* In ''[[The Fountainhead]]'', Ellsworth Toohey beats his victim to the punch during a [[Hannibal Lecture]]:
{{quote| '''Keating:''' Ellsworth... you're...<br />
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== Live Action TV ==
* From the ''[[
* ''[[
** 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!" -- the Master takes this as a compliment and replies "[[At Least I Admit It|I'm just a little more honest than the rest!]]"
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{{quote| '''Simon:''' You're out of your mind.<br />
'''[[Bounty Hunter|Early]]:''' That's between me and my mind. }}
* From ''[[
{{quote| '''Adelle:''' You are ''spectacularly'' insane.}}
* In another example of people saying this to the protagonist(s), this is a common response to ''[[Supernatural (TV)|Supernatural]]'''s Dean and Sam when they tell people about the [[Monster of the Week|ghosts, vampires, zombies, and demons they hunt.]] Dean often offers a casual acknowledgement:
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{{quote| '''Tommy:''' Why can't you just want to rule the Earth like all the other sickos?}}
* What Barry Allen in ''[[The Flash (TV)|The Flash]]'' says to Nicolas Pike after he's seen what his nemesis has done to Central City during his ten-year absence through accidental time travel.
* ''[[
{{quote| '''Londo:''' You're ''insane''!<br />
'''G'kar:''' And ''that'' is why we'll win. }}
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** When Leliana confronts [[Treacherous Advisor|Marjolaine]] after an assassination attempt, the latter assumes that Leliana left the Chantry to take revenge on her. Leliana will be taken aback, to say the least.
{{quote| You think I left because of you? You think I still have some plan for ... for revenge? You are insane! Paranoid!}}
** Used in reference to the ''player character'' near the beginning of the game, if you chose to kill the [[Almost
{{quote| '''[[The Lancer|Alistair]]:''' Does the word "''insane''" mean anything to you?<br />
'''[[The Hero|The Warden]]:''' I prefer the term "ruthless," myself. }}
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