Always Quote by Malcolm McDowell

I love playing bad. But my whole thing is usually villains that don't know that they're evil.

— Danny Huston

Well, I don't feel that I've played so many bad guys, and I'm rot really drawn to villains per se. I think a lot…

— Edward Norton

I've played an awful lot of people that other people would call villains, but that isn't a very helpful attitude to have if you're…

— Ian Mckellen

The thing about villains is most people play them with the shifty eyes and all that, whereas I play them as good guys. 'Cos…

— Ray Winstone

I've found that the people who play villains are the nicest people in the world, and people who play heroes are jerks. It's like…

— Tim Burton

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

— Wilt Chamberlain

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

— Julie Plec

I love playing villains. When you're a bad guy, you get to do many real nasty things. It's a lot of fun.

— Kurtwood Smith

You need to try to find a way to humanize your villains. Genuine villains, in real life, still have mothers and daughters and sisters,…

— Mark Strong

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

— Lucy Lawless

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

— Vivek Oberoi

I've played a lot of villains, and I always feel slightly upset when people say, 'You were so bad!'

— Tony Goldwyn