#villains

I love playing villains. ↗

— Alfred Molina

#i love #love #playing #villains

I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting. ↗

— Judd Nelson

#exciting #i #like #more #villain

Bet vai tu zini par manu bērnību? Vai tu zini, cik man bija sliktas mājas un cik daudz ļauna es tur dabūju iemācīties? Šķiet, ka tas nāk līdzi mantojumā, no citiem augumiem, bet no kā? No pirmā auguma, tā bija rakstīts bērnu grāmatās, un liekas, ka piepildās... Tāpēc nevaino mani, tad es savukārt nevainošu savus vecākus, kuri varētu vainot savējos un tā joprojām! ↗

— August Strindberg

#naturalism #original-sin #pelican #villains #nature

Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all. ↗

— John W. Gardner

#conviction #diagnosis #excessively #extremism #identifiable

I think that sometimes when they see me in a movie they expect me to be something nasty. I mean, I play a lot of villains and you show up and they think maybe... That's why it's good to defy expectations sometimes. ↗

— Christopher Walken

#expect #expectations #good #i #i think

People think that my favorite roles to do are villains, but I find comedy to be the most challenging and rewarding. ↗

— Christopher Walken

#comedy #favorite #find #i #most

Sometime we don't always get what we want!" shouted Evie, not knowing herself. "That's life!"... The Captain, still looking at her, raised his eyebrows in surprise. He was proud of her for being brave enough to shout at (the villain), but he said softly to her, "Usually men with knives at your friend's neck get what they want, Evelyn. ↗

— Elizabeth Newton

#bravery #science-fiction #space-travel #time-travel #villains

I think all villains have something in common: they have something that they need or want very, very badly. The stakes are very high and they are not bound by moral codes or being ethical, so they can do anything and will do anything to get what they want. ↗

— Donna Murphy

#badly #being #bound #codes #common

Let me put it this way: I definitely need to understand the villains I play. The best cause pain to anesthetize themselves against their own pain. ↗

— Ron Perlman

#best #cause #definitely #his way #i