--- title: "13 Dark Characters Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Dark Characters quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Dark Characters sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/149/tony-vincent-38195_character_i-m-drawn-to-dark-characters-and-to-thin_398091.png" --- > [I'm drawn to dark characters, and to things that are really weighty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-vincent/i-m-drawn-to-dark-characters-and-to-things-that-are-really-weighty/) [Tony Vincent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-vincent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/149/tony-vincent-38195_character_i-m-drawn-to-dark-characters-and-to-thin_398091.png) > [Exploring the dark side of my characters' personality is my forte.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-deverakonda/exploring-the-dark-side-of-my-characters-personality-is-my-forte/) [Vijay Deverakonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-deverakonda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b7/vijay-deverakonda-13261_character_exploring-the-dark-side-of-my-characters_3127696.jpg) > [“There will always be dark characters, but her life is good; it is as she wishes it to be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brien/there-will-always-be-dark-characters-but-her-life-is-good-it-is-as/) [John O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brien/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00b/john-o-brien-66552_character_there-will-always-be-dark-characters-but_622054.jpg) > [I've played a heroin addict and a speed freak and dark characters throughout my career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-ryan/i-ve-played-a-heroin-addict-and-a-speed-freak-and-dark-characters/) [Meg Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-ryan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/meg-ryan-12912_addict_i-ve-played-a-heroin-addict-and-a-speed_331376.jpg) > [I don't have any special approach for playing dark characters. That's because I never looked at them as dark characters per se.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tabu/i-don-t-have-any-special-approach-for-playing-dark-characters-that-s/) [Tabu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tabu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c4/tabu-5871_dark_i-don-t-have-any-special-approach-for-pl_1082568.jpg) > [Acting is an art form and you want to take roles that are challenged and it's more of a challenge I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-franco/acting-is-an-art-form-and-you-want-to-take-roles-that-are-challenged/) [James Franco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-franco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f01/james-franco-2025_acting_acting-is-an-art-form-and-you-want-to-ta_419806.jpg) > [Internationally if you see, 'Narcos' and 'House of Cards' are all very dark shows with very dark characters. The audience may hate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahir-raj-bhasin/internationally-if-you-see-narcos-and-house-of-cards-are-all-very/) [Tahir Raj Bhasin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahir-raj-bhasin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c3/tahir-raj-bhasin-7514_cards_internationally-if-you-see-narcos-and-ho_2942649.jpg) > [I would love to do a comedy. The primary thing is complexity. The reason I play so many dark characters is because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-zane/i-would-love-to-do-a-comedy-the-primary-thing-is-complexity-the/) [Billy Zane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-zane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d31/billy-zane-20064_characters_i-would-love-to-do-a-comedy-the-primary_97075.png) > [In fact, not knowing is a necessary condition of writing for me. I don't know how else to reach something unexpected. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marisa-silver/in-fact-not-knowing-is-a-necessary-condition-of-writing-for-me-i-don/) [Marisa Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marisa-silver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c34/marisa-silver-22366_character_in-fact-not-knowing-is-a-necessary-condi_2898580.jpg) > [The dark book has been terribly popular. Dark characters, dysfunction, and all sorts of things from reality that are true in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-karon/the-dark-book-has-been-terribly-popular-dark-characters-dysfunction/) [Jan Karon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-karon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/005/jan-karon-2637_book_the-dark-book-has-been-terribly-popular_2186163.png) > [Theater people say you are either a comedian or a tragedian, and I'm a tragedian. And the vexing, dark characters, the ones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-logan/theater-people-say-you-are-either-a-comedian-or-a-tragedian-and-i-m-a/) [John Logan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-logan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/234/john-logan-15862_anguish_theater-people-say-you-are-either-a-come_2271291.png) > [If you look at my body of work, there's always a dark side to my characters. They've always got a skeleton in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-scott/if-you-look-at-my-body-of-work-there-s-always-a-dark-side-to-my/) [Tony Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e4/tony-scott-13572_always_if-you-look-at-my-body-of-work-there-s-a_1027417.png) > [Well, that's the great thing about indie film, in general. If it's not subject to the constraints of too much pressure from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ty-burrell/well-that-s-the-great-thing-about-indie-film-in-general-if-it-s-not/) [Ty Burrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ty-burrell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd7/ty-burrell-13085_character_well-that-s-the-great-thing-about-indie_1821488.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dark-characters/#itemlist", "name": "Dark Characters Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm drawn to dark characters, and to things that are really weighty.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tony Vincent" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-vincent/i-m-drawn-to-dark-characters-and-to-things-that-are-really-weighty/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/149/tony-vincent-38195_character_i-m-drawn-to-dark-characters-and-to-thin_398091.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/149/tony-vincent-38195_character_i-m-drawn-to-dark-characters-and-to-thin_398091.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/149/tony-vincent-38195_character_i-m-drawn-to-dark-characters-and-to-thin_398091.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm drawn to dark characters, and to things that are really weighty.” — Tony Vincent", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Exploring the dark side of my characters' personality is my forte.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vijay Deverakonda" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-deverakonda/exploring-the-dark-side-of-my-characters-personality-is-my-forte/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b7/vijay-deverakonda-13261_character_exploring-the-dark-side-of-my-characters_3127696.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b7/vijay-deverakonda-13261_character_exploring-the-dark-side-of-my-characters_3127696.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b7/vijay-deverakonda-13261_character_exploring-the-dark-side-of-my-characters_3127696.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Exploring the dark side of my characters' personality is my forte.” — Vijay Deverakonda", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There will always be dark characters, but her life is good; it is as she wishes it to be.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John O'Brien" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brien/there-will-always-be-dark-characters-but-her-life-is-good-it-is-as/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00b/john-o-brien-66552_character_there-will-always-be-dark-characters-but_622054.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00b/john-o-brien-66552_character_there-will-always-be-dark-characters-but_622054.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00b/john-o-brien-66552_character_there-will-always-be-dark-characters-but_622054.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There will always be dark characters, but her life is good; it is as she wishes it to be.” — John O'Brien", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've played a heroin addict and a speed freak and dark characters throughout my career.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Meg Ryan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-ryan/i-ve-played-a-heroin-addict-and-a-speed-freak-and-dark-characters/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/meg-ryan-12912_addict_i-ve-played-a-heroin-addict-and-a-speed_331376.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/meg-ryan-12912_addict_i-ve-played-a-heroin-addict-and-a-speed_331376.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/meg-ryan-12912_addict_i-ve-played-a-heroin-addict-and-a-speed_331376.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've played a heroin addict and a speed freak and dark characters throughout my career.” — Meg Ryan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't have any special approach for playing dark characters. 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