“I generally play villains once every three or four years by choice because I get offered villainous roles a lot, because of the way I look and whatever. And I tend to avoid them because I think you can end up in a cul-de-sac of your own making if you're cast in that.” IfsThinkingWayYearsLooksEndsPlayChoicesThreeRolesFourCastsVillainFour Years Author:Kevin McKidd
“I suppose my understanding of villains is that they're just people who are infected by all of the darker instincts - that they haven't got the discipline to make the right choices.” PeopleChoicesUnderstandingHavensDisciplineInstinctVillainRight ChoicesMake The Right Choice Author:Tom Hiddleston
“I don't believe in villains or heroes, only in right or wrong ways that individuals are taken, not by choice, but by necessity or by certain still uncomprehended influences in themselves, their circumstances and their antecedents.” WayBelieveStillsCertainChoicesIndividualTakenInfluenceHeroCircumstancesDon't BelieveVillainWrong Way Book:New Selected Essays: Where I Live Source: New Selected Essays: Where I Live
“Drama's not safe and it's not pretty and it's not kind. People expect the basic template of television drama where there might be naughty villains, but everyone ends up having a nice cup of tea. You've got to do big moral choices and show the terrible things people do in terrible situations. Drama is failing if it doesn't do that.” PeopleIfsKindEndsShowsBigsMightChoicesSituationMoralNiceFailingTelevisionTerribleDramaSafeCupsTeaVillainTerrible ThingsNaughtyCups Of TeaNot PrettyKind PeopleMoral ChoicesTelevision Drama Author:Russell T Davies
“Some people are cowards... I think by and large a third of people are villains, a third are cowards, and a third are heroes. Now, a villain and a coward can choose to be a hero, but they've got to make that choice.” PeopleThinkingChoicesHeroThirdsCowardVillain Author:Tom Hanks