Quotes About Acting

When you're a guest star on TV shows - particularly in the 1960s - you're always the villain.

Being a villain is great, even though I've only gotten to do it a few times.

I don't necessarily find superheroes in general, for me, that appealing. I'd much prefer to play, if I was to be cast in a superhero film, I'd prefer to play the villain because there's a reason, there's a motive behind their madness.

If you find yourself always playing the villain, or if you find yourself being typecast into a corner where you're not happy then that's probably rather miserable, but if I have been typecast I am quite happy about it.

Everybody wants to be a Bond villain. That is the coolest. To be able to portray a Bond villain, that is the feather in any actor's cap.

I find the trick to playing a villain is that you can't be bad for the sake of being bad. It has to be rooted in some sort of heartbreak.

People often think I've played the villain more times than I have.

I did a play once where a reviewer said, 'Martin Freeman's too nice to play a bad guy.' And I thought: 'Well, bad guys aren't always bad guys, you know?' When I see someone play the obvious villain, I know it's false.

No one has approached me about Captain Marvel. But I don't know if I'd even want to play Captain Marvel. I would much rather play a villain and be nasty. It's more fun.

It was great to be able to play a hero in 'The Magnificent Seven' in a film industry where Asian actors are often limited to playing a villain.

I knew I would get offers to play the villain after 'Kick,' and I had already decided to reject all of them.

I would love to, on one project, play a villain. Any kind of villain. Any kind of antagonist. Somebody who's just rotten but fun, or the anti-hero.

It's always fun playing a villain, I do have to say.

I love playing a villain. I think that there's something freeing about that, and it's a different kind of challenge.

I don't think you can play a villain with a negative point of view.

One of my goals is to play a villain in a Bond film. People ask me if I want to be a Bond girl, and I say, 'No, I want to be the villain.' I'm waiting for that call!

I've always wanted to play the villain. You get to be morally corrupt. You don't get to do that in real life.

I have no qualms about doing a character who may be below the lead in the pecking order, whether it's a hero or a villain or a comedian.

I can't be the villain that I play in the movies.

When it's a superstar's movie, it does not matter whether I am a villain, comedian or father. Acting in such movies is always good and special.

Yes, it is funny that most of the roles that I have played so far have been negative. I have been typecast as a villain.

I do not like to label the characters I am doing or even myself as a particular type of actor. I try to do different kind of roles which are not the same 'hero' or 'villain' kind.

In normal life, we are all sweet and not vamp. So, to play a villain a lot of focus is required.

The traditional villain has died a natural death. Today even a hero can portray a negative character. There are no lines drawn. The scope for actors like me has condensed.