Historical Quote by Bob Hoskins

Most dictators were short, fat, middle-aged and hairless. Besides Danny Devito, there's only me to play them.

— Bob Hoskins

Dictators are ludicrous characters, and, you know, in my career and in my life, I've always enjoyed sort of inhabiting these ludicrous, larger-than-life characters…

— Sacha Baron Cohen

I've played all kinds of historical characters, but they are stuck in movies that aren't their movies.

— Colm Feore

I like to play characters who are flawed - the big man brought down.

— Lenny Henry

I've met quite a few dictators up close and personal in my life.

— Paul Wolfowitz

I've never seen any character I've ever played as a bad guy or a good guy.

— Barry Sloane

The only place where you can be a dictator and still be loved is on the movie set

— Federico Fellini

“people] can see only the human actors upon the stage of history. Wicked rulers, ruthless dictators, tyrants, oppressors, kings, governments, and presidents are, to…

— Mark Hitchcock

Before 9/11, I was playing a wide range of characters. I would play a lover, a cop, a father. As long as I could…

— Navid Negahban

Though I enjoy playing historical characters, it is very taxing.

— Puneet Issar

I have played some of the great men in history and I believe in the great man who does heroic deeds, even in these…

— Charlton Heston

I've played a lot of bad guys in my time, especially in movies. It's delightful playing the villain. It's almost the most interesting and…

— Steven Berkoff