If it's a really well written villain, he probably has more layers than the archetypal good person. So that would be very attractive to an actor. No one chooses to be a villain; it's usually a reaction to something else.
Comic book companies are like comic book villains; they keep coming back after they die.
Because I'm a filmmaker at heart, I know a villain can't be too humanized and the audience can't empathize with him too much.
Sometimes there is more exploration in the character for a villain.
History is moving pretty quickly these days, and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.
I don't personally believe that villains exist. Villains are just a way of saying that somebody has an opposing conviction.
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.
I'm not for the villains, I'm only for the princesses. I mean it's fun to have Jafar [Aladdin cartoon villain] or whatever; I didn't even remember their names 'cause they're not important to me.
One murder makes a villain. Millions a hero.
I don't know that I feel comfortable playing a villain; as a matter of fact I probably don't feel comfortable, which is why I like it so much. It's just an opportunity to try something different.
The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.
You can't really do a lot of research for being a mass manipulating, murdering super-villain.
My daughter wants to throw a stone at a bad man. I stop her from throwing, shaking my head and giving her a little slap. My disapproval is complete. You think: 'That's right, she shouldn't throw a stone even at a villain. ' Then I hand her a brick to throw.
When I start creating a villain, I start liking the villain and so the villain is not really evil.
If life has taught me one thing, it's that there are no villains. Only people, doing their best.
In Hollywood they usually cast me as villains or priests
The more powerful the villain is the more powerful the hero.
In wrestling, my mustache made me look more like a villain. A good mustache can give you the look of the devil.
It seemed fun to play a villain on stage and I wanted my jokes to be so good that I could just calmly tell them on stage.
You have to love the guy that you play, even if you play the villain, you've got to love him.