Action Quote by Cassandra Clare

I think villains are fun roles to play. If it's cleverly written and there are other motives other than just sticking a scar on…

— Adam Pearson

We're all the heroes of our own stories. So, when I am inside the head of a character who would otherwise be considered a…

— George R. R. Martin

A villain is just a victim whose story hasn’t been told.

— Anonymous

For feel-good fiction to work, there has to be an element of darkness.

— Marian Keyes

I firmly believe that a story is only as good as the villain.

— Clive Barker

“Darkness, grievances and all painful emotions are the realm of the unknown. They are not horrible issues to hide or something wrong that needs…

— Franco Santoro

At the end of the day, what I try to bring to villainous characters is a sense of humanity.

— David Harbour

“But if you plot revenge against an evildoer, you are harming yourself: Not because the thought may come back to injure you, which is…

— Deepak Chopra

Sometimes a villain is very quiet - it makes them more deadly, more intellectual.

— Dave Filoni

I think that if a villain's done right, you don't necessarily have to like their actions, but you have to understand them.

— Kate Herron

When the darkness is seen as a necessary prelude to the creative light, one is less likely to ascribe frustration to personal inadequacy or…

— Daniel Goleman

“Character, like film, develops in darkness.”

— Yousuf Karsh