Penny Dreadful2014

[Ethan Chandler teaches Vanessa how to shoot a pistol]

Ethan Chandler:
It's a different thing when you're firing at something alive.

Vanessa Ives:
How do you learn that?

Ethan Chandler:
Experience.

Ethan Chandler:
[Mr. Chandler holds Vanessa's shoulders] Aim at the middle of the body, don't get fancy. Don't aim at the head or limbs. And here's the real trick, which seems illogical, I know. Don't look in your opponent's eyes. That'll stop you every time. You think for one minute about what you're doing, and you won't do it. Stop being human. Become something else.

Vanessa Ives:
What?

Ethan Chandler:
An animal that has to survive. A predator. No emotion. Survival. And most important?

Vanessa Ives:
[Vanessa whispers in reply] Don't look into his eyes.