Why must I be surrounded by frickin' idiots?

I'm surrounded by idiots! -Scar

— The Lion King

Every human being has a fascinating existence, with a big cast of good and evil characters in each. And almost always, somewhere along the…

— Lucinda Riley

Most evil characters, if they're not psychopathic, they become that way because they believe in what they're doing.

— Billy Burke

The problem of good and evil is not the problem of good and evil, but only the problem of evil. In opposition to good…

— Laura Riding

The whole race, which is now called Gallic or Galatic,is madly fond of war,high-spirited and quick to battle,but otherwise straightforward and not of evil…

— Strabo

I can find some part of me that relates to even the most evil characters. At least in my imagination.

— Richard Brake

I do like to explore evil characters in my books.

— Thomas Perry

I enjoy playing evil, but not one-dimensional evil characters. I like the ebbs and cracks in the armor.

— Rodrigo Santoro

You don't buy evil characters lattes. That's not normal behavior.

— Rob James-Collier

(I)t is simply wrong to confuse cowardice with appeasement. Cowardice is a failing of character. Appeasement is a failure of policy. Stalin appeased Hitler…

— Jonah Goldberg

I think there's a dishonorable tradition in Hollywood to give the idea, particularly to children, that evil characters are dark.

— Tilda Swinton

“The fundamental basis by which the court’s decision might be made is, in itself, imperfect and subject to contradictions. There is very little consideration…

— Ashim Shanker

I believe that what we get out of life is what we've set ourselves up to get, so there's no such thing as an…

— Megan McCafferty

Although profoundly "inconsequential," the Zen experience has consequences in the sense that it may be applied in any direction, to any conceivable human activity,…

— Alan Watts

“What He has chosen not to reveal to me is inconsequential when compared to what He has promised me.”

— Angie Smith