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title: "8 Villains Think Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Villains Think quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Villains Think sayings and thoughts."
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> [If you want to demonise the Mughals, please base it on some research and make us understand why; why they were the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kabir-khan/if-you-want-to-demonise-the-mughals-please-base-it-on-some-research/)

[Kabir Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kabir-khan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc5/kabir-khan-6082_history_if-you-want-to-demonise-the-mughals-plea_760079.jpg)

> [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)

> [I'm not sure why I'm so drawn to heroes who do bad things and to villains who think they're the good guys,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-eisler/i-m-not-sure-why-i-m-so-drawn-to-heroes-who-do-bad-things-and-to/)

[Barry Eisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-eisler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e56/barry-eisler-1009_ambiguity_i-m-not-sure-why-i-m-so-drawn-to-heroes_1320992.png)

> [I have a lot of fun playing quote unquote villains because I think the bad guys get to have more fun, right?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yahya-abdul-mateen-ii/i-have-a-lot-of-fun-playing-quote-unquote-villains-because-i-think/)

[Yahya Abdul-Mateen II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yahya-abdul-mateen-ii/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-23757_bad_i-have-a-lot-of-fun-playing-quote-unquot_1535330.jpg)

> [I think that sometimes when they see me in a movie they expect me to be something nasty. I mean, I play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-walken/i-think-that-sometimes-when-they-see-me-in-a-movie-they-expect-me-to/)

[Christopher Walken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-walken/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37a/christopher-walken-1773_expectations_i-think-that-sometimes-when-they-see-me_1994865.jpg)

> [If you look at the Disney Villains, I think you'll find that they do have mass appeal in some way, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-freeman/if-you-look-at-the-disney-villains-i-think-you-ll-find-that-they-do/)

[Jonathan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-freeman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/jonathan-freeman-48759_also_if-you-look-at-the-disney-villains-i-thi_2290234.jpg)

> [There's jerks, and there's villains. Villains, I think, are very aware of who they are and what they're doing and their effect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-livingston/there-s-jerks-and-there-s-villains-villains-i-think-are-very-aware-of/)

[Ron Livingston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-livingston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/ron-livingston-12284_character_there-s-jerks-and-there-s-villains-villa_2304060.jpg)

> [I don't think villains think they are villains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/i-don-t-think-villains-think-they-are-villains/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd5/martin-landau-3492_think_i-don-t-think-villains-think-they-are-vi_2391098.jpg)

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