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> [I find the trick to playing a villain is that you can't be bad for the sake of being bad. It has to be rooted in some sort of heartbreak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-davis/i-find-the-trick-to-playing-a-villain-is-that-you-can-t-be-bad-for/)

[Matthew Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-davis/)

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## More by Matthew Davis

> [I think it's good to be passionate, and I think it's even good to be obsessed about a show. Why not? I think it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-davis/i-think-it-s-good-to-be-passionate-and-i-think-it-s-even-good-to-be/)

[Matthew Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-davis/)

> [I find the trick to playing a villain is that you can't be bad for the sake of being bad. It has to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-davis/i-find-the-trick-to-playing-a-villain-is-that-you-can-t-be-bad-for/)

[Matthew Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-davis/)

> [Initially, I had started doing theater, where the actor has a direct relationship to the audience. So, moving into film and television disconnected me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-davis/initially-i-had-started-doing-theater-where-the-actor-has-a-direct/)

[Matthew Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-davis/)

> [I think that if Hollywood has a problem, it constantly underestimates the intelligence and integrity of fans. You can be passionate about a show,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-davis/i-think-that-if-hollywood-has-a-problem-it-constantly-underestimates/)

[Matthew Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-davis/)

> [Television is interesting, in that the pace is quicker and you can see your work more quickly than with movies. And then, with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-davis/television-is-interesting-in-that-the-pace-is-quicker-and-you-can-see/)

[Matthew Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-davis/)

> [One of the reasons I do like 'Cult' is that it plays along the same vibe as the movie 'Seven,' which I absolutely love.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-davis/one-of-the-reasons-i-do-like-cult-is-that-it-plays-along-the-same/)

[Matthew Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-davis/)

> [I'm very opinionated, and when you're put in a position where you're getting the storylines that are not necessarily what's cranking at the back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-davis/i-m-very-opinionated-and-when-you-re-put-in-a-position-where-you-re/)

[Matthew Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-davis/)

> [Not knowing what's happening, from script to script, as an actor and as a character, lends itself to the same tension and anxiety of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-davis/not-knowing-what-s-happening-from-script-to-script-as-an-actor-and-as/)

[Matthew Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-davis/)

> [I can't say that I have ever been fanatical about a show. To be honest, I'm not a big TV watcher. When I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-davis/i-can-t-say-that-i-have-ever-been-fanatical-about-a-show-to-be-honest-2/)

[Matthew Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-davis/)

> [I'm one of those people where, the more responsibility I have, the better I become. The more I rise up to it. The less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-davis/i-m-one-of-those-people-where-the-more-responsibility-i-have-the/)

[Matthew Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-davis/)

> [When you do a film, you start to get the character, and then it disappears for a year before it's released and you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-davis/when-you-do-a-film-you-start-to-get-the-character-and-then-it/)

[Matthew Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-davis/)

> [If a show is good, it helps people learn about themselves in some way and in some function. Whatever the genre is, if it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-davis/if-a-show-is-good-it-helps-people-learn-about-themselves-in-some-way/)

[Matthew Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-davis/)

> [I think that if Hollywood has a problem, it constantly underestimates the intelligence and integrity of fans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-davis/i-think-that-if-hollywood-has-a-problem-it-constantly-underestimates-2/)

[Matthew Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-davis/)

> [To become a villain, you had to have become disillusioned, and in order to become disillusioned you had to have been passionate about something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-davis/to-become-a-villain-you-had-to-have-become-disillusioned-and-in-order/)

[Matthew Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-davis/)

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