The greatest villain of all time is The Joker - he always has been, and I don't know anyone who's not going to have Heath Ledger's performance burnt into their brains for the rest of their lives.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't think playing a villain is my greatest talent.
You know everyone loves to be the villain.
'The Dark Knight,' for me, has the same problem that every other 'Batman' movie has. It's not about Batman. I think Heath Ledger is just phenomenal and the character of the Joker is beautifully written. He has a particular philosophy that he carries throughout the movie. He has one of the best bad guy schemes.
In reality, there are very few villains who view themselves as villains. They just have a certain agenda at a certain time.
I think, to me, I was always taught you never approach any character as a villain. Every human being on earth really believes that they're doing the best thing. We all have our rationalizations.
I am my favourite villain!
The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.
I think everybody likes to play the villain. They're always much more interesting characters.
I've never really been serious about my villainy. I don't have a master plan. I suppose my philosophy is: Every villain has a mother. For every cold-blooded killer on your screen, there's a little old lady somewhere who calls him 'sonny.'
If someone has to be the villain, I'll be the villain. I have no problem with it. The movies still say, 'Starring... the villain.'