People have their complexities. They have their heroic moments and their villainous moments, too.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't think most people are all heroic or all villainous, so I find ambiguity of motivations to be a natural human condition.
Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains.
Very few of my characters are totally heroic or totally villainous.
You know, heroes are ordinary people that have achieved extraordinary things in life.
I try to give both my heroes and villains an emotional dimensionality which provides the motivation for their actions.
When you are a hero you are always running to save someone, sweating, worried and guilty. When you are a villain you are just lurking in the shadows waiting for the hero to pass by. Then you pop them in the head and go home... piece of cake.
Often, what allows someone to behave heroically in dire circumstances is unpalatable in day-to-day life.
In the film world, we can all be heroes. In the real world, where heroism can cost you your life or the life of the ones you love, people aren't so willing to make those sacrifices. When they do, they are set apart from the rest of us.
Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.
I don't really like heroes who always behave heroically. That's not interesting to me.
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