“A novel requires a hero, and here there's a deliberate collection of all the traits for an anti-hero” — Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Copy Share Image
I was constantly being approached to play the anti-hero on the screen and I continued with it. — Ranjeet Copy Share Image
“The Punisher: If there are no consequences to your mistakes...you have no reason...not to make them...” — Fred Van Lente Copy Share Image
I don't think the Hulk is a superhero. He's the first Marvel character who is a tragic monster. Really an anti-hero. — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
A lot of characters now on TV have moved into being anti-heroes, but I wanted to be the hero. — Kieran Bew Copy Share Image
I think that it's possible to have someone who is an anti-hero, who does tear hearts out and break necks, and you… — Joseph Morgan Copy Share Image
Chandu Chekavar is an anti-hero. It's the first time I am playing a larger-than-life character. — Kunal Kapoor Copy Share Image
I think, generally, the flawed anti-hero is much more interesting than the normal hero, and that's really what we're talking about here… — Tod Goldberg Copy Share Image
I think it's doubly important, now that we see so many people failing. When the norm is an anti-hero, there's a serious… — Brendan Gleeson Copy Share Image
I went to film school so I have a writing and directing background, and I think a lot of the material I'm… — Danny McBride Copy Share Image
The hero's pain is something that spurs them to martyr themselves, and an anti-hero's pain is a thing that kind of starts… — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
The great thing about Burgess's work is the dichotomy of making the hero or anti-hero an immoral man. And that's what makes… — Malcolm McDowell Copy Share Image
Perhaps some of the appeal of the dangerous-but-yummy paranormal anti-hero lies in his scorn for societal expectations. Yes, women have come a… — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
“A grim expression came over Syah’s face. “The colt you speak of lost its mother during a storm. If this stallion was… — Danielle Raver Copy Share Image
The anti-hero or hero usually has a journey or quest so they are interesting as you find out what's going to happen,… — Keanu Reeves Copy Share Image
“Outcasts, callused from being in exile for too long, learn to thrive on being the hated; the attention and infamy of our… — Mike Norton Copy Share Image
“What were you doing with her?” The words burst from my lips. Before I can take them back, he stares at me.… — L. Jayne Copy Share Image
“While gently pushing her towards the dressing room, Lazarus ventured, "Can I ask you something kind of personal?" Pulling her shirt over… — Shannon Noelle Long Copy Share Image
I don't believe in anti-heroes. Duke Wayne played a mean guy but never an anti-hero. — Joel McCrea Copy Share Image
I like underdogs, I like anti-heroes - people that have a hard time overcoming things in life. — Matthias Schoenaerts Copy Share Image
If the reader cares, I dont think it matters so much whether your hero is in fact an anti-hero. — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
Namor has shades of grey but always ends up doing the right thing. I've played characters with an edge - played villains… — Brian Tee Copy Share Image
If the reader cares, I don't think it matters so much whether your hero is in fact an anti-hero. — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
Good guy' or 'bad guy', hero or anti hero; doesn't matter to me, what role I play, only the character have something… — Rutger Hauer Copy Share Image
Paul Newman would have been a much more important star if he hadn't always tried to be an anti-hero, to show the… — John Wayne Copy Share Image
“The Punisher: If there are no consequences to your mistakes...there are no reason not to make them...” — Fred Van Lente Copy Share Image
“I started out a human being. But pretty much had all the humanity wrung out of me after passing the Bar and… — Jeffrey Rasley Copy Share Image
The range of Shakespeare's characters is just enormous. Each one of them, whether it's a man or woman, prince or pauper, hero… — Kunal Kapoor Copy Share Image
I don't play the role of a villain, really, but I like playing anti-hero kind of roles. I like characters where there's… — Randeep Hooda Copy Share Image
The rise of the anti-hero can be traced to a litany of social reasons. Post World War I, for instance, saw the… — Tod Goldberg Copy Share Image
It's fair to say that, by 'X-Men 3,' Wolverine had gone a little soft, and I agree with them there. What fans… — Hugh Jackman Copy Share Image
We lost faith in authority in the '50s, up to a point, and we spawned a lot of anti-heroes in movies, which… — Brendan Gleeson Copy Share Image
