Everyone says villains are thankless parts, but those are really the best roles.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't play just villains. I like to have parts that are not simply villains.
I think everybody likes to play the villain. They're always much more interesting characters.
Most actors will tell you that villains are the most interesting to play.
It really doesn't matter whether it's the villain or the hero. Sometimes the villain is the most colorful. But I prefer a part where you don't know what he is until the end.
I like villains because there's something so attractive about a committed person - they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They're motivated.
For mine, the villains of the piece were always important. In a traditional sense, that's always an important role.
I understand being the villain is what people like. People play to that. They want to know about the villain.
Villains are fun to play.
The specific influences on villains to me is, I love the villains who are really hyper-smart. When at the end of the movie you find out what they were about, and it makes absolutely perfect sense from their point of view.
The thing about villains is most people play them with the shifty eyes and all that, whereas I play them as good guys. 'Cos everyone thinks they're a goodie, don't they?