Villain Quotes · Page 22

When rich villains have need of poor ones, poor ones may make what price they will

— William Shakespeare

I love the idea of a super villain that doesn't wear a cape, that doesn't wear a super suit.

— Shane Black

All the true heroes of history will be forgotten and all the villains will be remembered as heroes.

— Leo Tolstoy

I understand being the villain is what people like. People play to that. They want to know about the villain.

— Dwyane Wade

When I was composing for 'The Villain,' I looked at it as a fan and came up with tunes accordingly.

— Arjun Janya

Villains often more the story along while the heros react to the villains, so the villain becomes the engine of the story.

— Michael Scott

Dark knight feeling, die and be a hero... or live long enough to see yourself become a villain.

— Jay Z

“I know what I'd do in the matter, but I'm a dedicated villain. -Roland Otton”

— Patricia Veryan

I don't think of 'Macbeth' as the villain. I don't think of 'King Lear' as the villain. I don't think of 'Hamlet'…

— Damien Chazelle

...Tunstell was not what one could describe as call subtle. His flaming red hair bobbed up with each pointed and articulated footstep…

— Gail Carriger

I certainly have never been an actor who can play the Everyman guy - or, I don't tend to get those parts.…

— Christopher Walken

I had real plans for my next decade and felt I'd worked hard enough to earn it. Will I really not live…

— Christopher Hitchens

Film baddies are often scarred, marked or have a condition of some kind. In 'James Bond' stories, the villain is always disabled…

— Adam Pearson

Being an actor, and a villain for various movies, I've played all parts of Ravana's persona already. But as familiar as all…

— Mukesh Rishi

To steal a term from one of my Twitter followers, 'Deathlok' is the 'anti-villain.' He's on the side of the bad guys,…

— J. August Richards

With all due respect to the other writers, I don't want to disparage any other writers; I don't want to have to…

— Christopher Priest

Here are examples of real women who have done real things: good, bad, and in between. We're expanding not just the definition…

— Anita Sarkeesian

Debt, we've learned, is the match that lights the fire of every crisis. Every crisis has its own set of villains -…

— Andrew Ross Sorkin

The Confessions of Catherine de Medici is a dramatic, epic novel of an all-too-human woman whose strength and passion propelled her into…

— Sandra Gulland

Playing villains is very liberating because unlike the leading man, nothing is expected of you. Leading men have to look good, they…

— Alfred Molina

“What about the guy at the restaurant who tried to kill you? Is he a villain?” “Yes,” Cooper said. “He is. He’s…

— Marcus Sakey

“I'm no high judge of righteousness." "Who is?" "But I find this to be a good thing." "Don't let anyone know, it…

— Joe Abercrombie

You have to really swallow your pride and admit that you want to make a comeback. And that means that you weren't…

— Marilyn Manson

I did a lot of research on villains, and guys who start behaving nefariously didn't start out as bad people. My research…

— Shawn Hatosy

History is moving pretty quickly these days, and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.

— Ian Fleming

I played characters with villainous aspect. But out-and-out villain? No.

— Clint Eastwood

Just as Yama is a villain for evil forces, my character in 'Yaman' is also a villain against those who don't follow…

— Vijay Antony

People in the South want heroes to be their own, whereas it is easier for them to accept a villain who hails…

— Abhimanyu Singh

I did absolutely love playing Tabaqui, the hyena, who is morally conflicted and a villain, but also quite sweet.

— Tom Hollander

Usually, you just have a hero and a villain - in any movie, not just a superhero movie.

— Simon Kinberg

It's a real world. No glass shoe. No seven dwarfs. But there's always a villain who wants to destroy your life.

— Bernajoy Vaal

You can't think that you're playing a villain, or you'll end up with a cartoon. You have to think about him as…

— Tom Berenger

Charming villains have always had a decided social advantage over well-meaning people who chew with their mouths open.

— Judith Martin

It's interesting sometimes when an audience can empathize with a villain.

— Jack Gleeson

When you objectify a person living with dementia, you dehumanize them. Once dehumanized, the person becomes a villain.

— Bob DeMarco

Yes, it is funny that most of the roles that I have played so far have been negative. I have been typecast…

— Vishwajeet Pradhan

I'm not a villain, I've never hurt anyone. I'm just a tawdry character who explodes now and again.

— Oliver Reed

In normal life, we are all sweet and not vamp. So, to play a villain a lot of focus is required.

— Payal Rohatgi

If you can't play the good guy, sometimes you've got to play the villain.

— Ben Askren

“I hadn't realized I was a villain in your narrative," Lucien breathed. "You weren't." Not entirely.”

— Sarah J. Maas