Lair Quote by Emily Martha Sorensen

“And, to be true, an enemy's lair is an enemy's lair, no matter how comfortable or fancy it might appear.”

— Steven J. Carroll

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

What I'm saying is people like Hoodwink are not kind of evil villains, they're part of humanity. We can choose to disassociate ourselves from…

— Andy Serkis

“I'm not fond of immutable villains in stories. Most people try to do what they think is right or just, and that's what brings…

— R. Leib

To get rid of villains and knaves, it is necessary to give them a way out. If you don't give them any leeway at…

— Zicheng Hong

“Villains were wonderful. They got to be cruel and selfish, to preen in front of mirrors and poison apples, and trap girls on mountains…

— Holly Black

“In the world of so-called villains, what we need is not another hero. What we need is to stop the influx of people who…

— Vironika Tugaleva

I don't like villains who are just villains. People who are just there to be bad - ugh - so annoying.

— Julie Plec

“There’s nothing creepier than having a psychotic Apollyon caged in the basement.”

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

It's never very useful to see your character as a villain. You have to play them the way they see themselves.

— Lucy Lawless

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

Villains are kind of hard to really know on a personal level when you see them as mean, unsensitive-type people.

— Wilt Chamberlain