Drive Quote by ContraPoints

Villains have to be passionate enough to say to themselves, 'I will do anything.' It's a certain type of personality that in life, for…

— Mark Pellegrino

I think being an activist and an artist is an interesting contradiction, because so often they are at odds with one another. When you…

— Eve Ensler

That's to me what always is compelling about villains. I am much more interested in how they think than in what they even do.

— Scott Derrickson

In reality, there are very few villains who view themselves as villains. They just have a certain agenda at a certain time.

— Michael Jai White

I don't do villains often enough. There are two approaches: give them sympathetic, reasonable motivations for doing the most unspeakable things, or get inside…

— Charles Stross

As a writer I'm more drawn to villains who are just slightly mad.

— Lev Grossman

I like villains because there's something so attractive about a committed person - they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They're…

— Russell Crowe

I think that's happened throughout time in terms of how we treat villains. It's sometimes where the most interesting and seemingly troubled or stifled…

— Fred Hechinger

You know how great villains just believe in what they're doing? In their minds they're not villains, they're not doing anything wrong; they're just…

— Jessica Biel

If you are supposed to be villainous and have some sort of agenda, I like the idea of delivering that kind of character in…

— Bill Nighy

I love being part of a project that imparts a positive message, is somehow educational or enlightening, helps to bridge differences, or inspires viewers…

— Nazanin Boniadi

Villain roles tend to add more fuel to my desire for expression.

— Kim Bum