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title: "25 Heroes Villains Quotes by 24 authors"
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> [Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-hagedorn/life-is-not-simple-and-people-can-t-be-boxed-into-being-either-heroes/)

[Jessica Hagedorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-hagedorn/)

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> [Cinema is much more than heroes and villains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anurag-kashyap/cinema-is-much-more-than-heroes-and-villains/)

[Anurag Kashyap](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anurag-kashyap/)

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> [I'm not interested in the heroes or the villains. I'm interested in playing people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anson-mount/i-m-not-interested-in-the-heroes-or-the-villains-i-m-interested-in/)

[Anson Mount](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anson-mount/)

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> [We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/we-love-a-tale-of-heroes-and-villains-and-conflicts-requiring-a-neat/)

[Barry Ritholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-ritholtz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1da/barry-ritholtz-5065_conflicts_we-love-a-tale-of-heroes-and-villains-an_398345.jpg)

> [We are the only Heroes and Villains standing in our plans in life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlixcollins/we-are-the-only-heroes-and-villains-standing-in-our-plans-in-life/)

[CarlixCollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlixcollins/)

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> [“What separates the heroes from the villains? One speech in the night?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/what-separates-the-heroes-from-the-villains-one-speech-in-the-night/)

[Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/brandon-sanderson-112_character_what-separates-the-heroes-from-the-villa_63348.jpg)

> [“The problem with heroes and villains is that it’s not always easy to tell which is which. Particularly when you are one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-meats/the-problem-with-heroes-and-villains-is-that-it-s-not-always-easy-to/)

[Jessica Meats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-meats/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/jessica-meats-247846_heroes_the-problem-with-heroes-and-villains-is_1926308.jpg)

> [Power changes everything till it is difficult to say who are the heroes and who the villains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/power-changes-everything-till-it-is-difficult-to-say-who-are-the/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff6/libba-bray-259_difficult_power-changes-everything-till-it-is-diff_477784.png)

> [“Collective achievement, of course, is less appealing both to the participants and to those later reading about it as the human impulse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-restall/collective-achievement-of-course-is-less-appealing-both-to-the/)

[Matthew Restall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-restall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bb/matthew-restall-87010_heroes-and-villains_collective-achievement-of-course-is-less_2943854.jpg)

> [It was so much more comfortable to be able to divide people into heroes and villains and expect them to play their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-balogh/it-was-so-much-more-comfortable-to-be-able-to-divide-people-into/)

[Mary Balogh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-balogh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/mary-balogh-914_able_it-was-so-much-more-comfortable-to-be-ab_1384002.png)

> [It is much more fun to write about villains then heroes. The villains are the ones that think out the scheme, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/it-is-much-more-fun-to-write-about-villains-then-heroes-the-villains/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

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> [Look for the contradictions in every character, especially in your heroes and villains. No one should be what they first seem to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elia-kazan/look-for-the-contradictions-in-every-character-especially-in-your/)

[Elia Kazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elia-kazan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57a/elia-kazan-6753_audience_look-for-the-contradictions-in-every-cha_341087.jpg)

> [I was very interested in what happens to the husband when his wife goes missing, and how quickly they can be turned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-flynn/i-was-very-interested-in-what-happens-to-the-husband-when-his-wife/)

[Gillian Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-flynn/)

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> [I try to give both my heroes and villains an emotional dimensionality which provides the motivation for their actions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-sheldon/i-try-to-give-both-my-heroes-and-villains-an-emotional-dimensionality/)

[Sidney Sheldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-sheldon/)

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> [“But these words people threw around - humans, monsters, heroes, villains - to Victor it was all just a matter of semantics.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-e-schwab/but-these-words-people-threw-around-humans-monsters-heroes-villains/)

[V.E. Schwab](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-e-schwab/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93e/v-e-schwab-4952_heroes_but-these-words-people-threw-around-huma_2662578.jpg)

> [Not everything that is good make everyone happy. A heroic act may be considered as an act of a villain by others.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-matobo/not-everything-that-is-good-make-everyone-happy-a-heroic-act-may-be/)

[Frank Matobo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-matobo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ca/frank-matobo-2303_heroes_not-everything-that-is-good-make-everyon_1269568.jpg)

> [As a person navigating the waters of public scrutiny, you are often unable to hold on to personal heroes or villains. Inevitably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/as-a-person-navigating-the-waters-of-public-scrutiny-you-are-often/)

[Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/762/rob-lowe-855_cat_as-a-person-navigating-the-waters-of-pub_2066378.jpg)

> [“I hated this business of being grown-up. I hated having to make decisions where I didn't know what was behind the door.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/i-hated-this-business-of-being-grown-up-i-hated-having-to-make/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dd/marian-keyes-1999_business_i-hated-this-business-of-being-grown-up_2521058.png)

> [Without will, without individuals, there are no heroes. But neither are there villains. And the absence of villains is as prostrating, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gertrude-himmelfarb/without-will-without-individuals-there-are-no-heroes-but-neither-are/)

[Gertrude Himmelfarb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gertrude-himmelfarb/)

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> [“Sometimes they are heroes. Sometimes they are villains. More often they are something in between, grey characters … and grey has long been my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/sometimes-they-are-heroes-sometimes-they-are-villains-more-often-they/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

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> [“You are often unable to hold on to personal heroes or villains. Inevitably you will meet your hero, and he may turn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/you-are-often-unable-to-hold-on-to-personal-heroes-or-villains/)

[Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/)

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> [“The truth is that there are no heroes. We're all villains excusing our actions by hiding behind a greater good.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-bach/the-truth-is-that-there-are-no-heroes-we-re-all-villains-excusing-our/)

[Rachel Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-bach/)

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> [When you're writing a story or an actor playing a role, you should never think of your characters as heroes or villains.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-neville/when-you-re-writing-a-story-or-an-actor-playing-a-role-you-should/)

[Morgan Neville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-neville/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf0/morgan-neville-8930_actors_when-you-re-writing-a-story-or-an-actor_1240677.jpg)

> [History is moving pretty quickly these days, and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-fleming/history-is-moving-pretty-quickly-these-days-and-the-heroes-and/)

[Ian Fleming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-fleming/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d40/ian-fleming-1862_hero_history-is-moving-pretty-quickly-these-d_3149185.jpg)

> [“We both know the world would be better off without heroes. Without villains. Without any of us, getting in the way of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-meyer/we-both-know-the-world-would-be-better-off-without-heroes-without/)

[Marissa Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-meyer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af9/marissa-meyer-586_happy-people_we-both-know-the-world-would-be-better-o_2027493.jpg)

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