Best Villain Quotations

391 Villain quotes by 324 unique authors

I have always been fascinated by the concept of the villain and the hero being in one person. — Alex Kapranos
Art schools are partly the villain here. (Never mind that I teach in them.) This generation of artists is the first to have been so… — Jerry Saltz
No one wants to set out to be a hero, and discover that they've been a villain all along. — Mira Grant
There are men who bloom in chaos. You call them heroes or villains, depending on which side wins the war, but until the battle call… — Guillermo del Toro
You've got to love the villain if you have to play him. You've got to find something that you can live with in yourself if… — Jim Dale
We find that at present the human race is divided politically into one wise man, nine knaves, and ninety fools out of every hundred. That… — T.H. White
Villains are very, very boring to do. They're so much easier than heroes. — Jeremy Brett
I've played villains on stage - you know, the Iagos and so on - but I think of myself as a funny person. I mostly… — Michael Emerson
I guess I kinda lost control, because in the middle of the play I ran up and lit the evil puppet villain on fire. No,… — Jack Handey
We’re happier when the assholes are villains. — Christopher Bram
In American films, Russians are often portrayed like cartoon villains without clear motivations. — Yuliya Snigir
When have you heard a story about the hero dying for the villain? — Andy Mineo
I'm not a historian, and I wouldn't want to be. I want to change the world. Attack the elite. Overturn the hierarchy. Look at my… — Terry Deary
Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains. — Jessica Hagedorn
A. E. Maxwell wrote one of the smartest, most consistent PI series in recent memory. Big plots, great villains, and a kickass private eye with… — Tim Maleeny
I play a recurring role for a character named Doctor Imo. I assist the villain and show up from time to time. — Keir Dullea
No, the shark in an updated JAWS could not be the villain; it would have to be written as the victim, for, worldwide, sharks are… — Peter Benchley
Digital technology, you see, is not the villain here. It simply offers another dimension. I'm not sure if it's a farther remove from reality than… — Lewis Baltz
You have to love the guy that you play, even if you play the villain, you've got to love him. — Andy Garcia
Once I gave up the hunt for villains, I had little recourse but to take responsibility for my choices.... Needless to say, this is far… — Barbara Brown Taylor
Some people made me out like the villain. I'm supposed to be the Bond villain, but actually I'm James Bond. — Vincent Tan
It's the first villain that I've played in a movie that has absolutely no vulnerability and no innocence, nothing whatsoever that is likeable about her… — Daryl Hannah
Having wallowed in a delightful orgy of anti-French sentiment, having deplored and applauded the villains themselves, having relished the foibles of bankers, railwaymen, diplomats, and… — Michael Crichton
Until now I believed that the nation which has done most to sabotage a new climate change agreement was the United States. I was wrong.… — George Monbiot
What's the point of being a hero when everyone thinks you're a villain? — Ellen Hopkins

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