The line comes from American Psycho, the 2000 film based on Bret Easton Ellis's novel, in which Patrick Bateman, played by Christian Bale, discusses 1980s pop music with his victims before attacking them. The Phil Collins exchange, in which Bateman praises Genesis and Collins's solo work, became one of the film's most quoted scenes as clips circulated online. Meme creators later lifted the opening question on its own, using it as shorthand for a charming surface hiding something sinister, which keeps the short clip in regular use across edits and reaction videos.