Character Quote by Jack Higgins

It is much more fun to write about villains then heroes. The villains are the ones that think out the scheme, and the heroes…

— D. J. MacHale

Everyone likes a bit of variety. I'm sure none of my readers only want to read about anti-heroes or villainous protagonists any more than…

— Mark Lawrence

I think the idea, first and foremost, is to understand that people may label these characters as villains, but at the end of the…

— Edi Gathegi

That's the thing about writing for a lot of the villains is that, as a writer, you kind of have to put the best…

— Paul Dini

I believe the most intricate plot won't matter much to readers if they don't care about the characters, especially in a series. So I…

— Jeff Abbott

I always think that the most interesting characters are those that are trying to cover something or those that have some sense of bravado…

— Emily Blunt

The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.

— John Hodgman

I think everybody likes to play the villain. They're always much more interesting characters.

— Maria Doyle Kennedy

I love villainous characters; they are so exciting to play. They are so different and challenging.

— Vivek Oberoi

I like flawed characters, and I like seeing people who are supposed to be not villains but antagonists. There are elements to them, which…

— Taika Waititi

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

“Readers of fantasy fiction actually imagine having the abilities of the villains more often then the protagonist. Bravo writers!”

— C. Toni Graham