Dictators are ludicrous characters, and, you know, in my career and in my life, I've always enjoyed sort of inhabiting these ludicrous, larger-than-life characters that somehow exist in the real world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've played so many historical characters because most horrible dictators are short, fat, middle-aged men.
Dictators are interesting, no?
Dictators are allergic to reform, and they are cunning survivors. They will do whatever it takes to preserve their power and wealth, no matter how much blood ends up on their hands. They are master deceivers and talented manipulators who cannot be trusted to change.
I'm not a dictator. It's just that I have a grumpy face.
Dictators must have enemies. They must have internal enemies to justify their secret police and external enemies to justify their military forces.
If I were dictator, I'd have a catch-all crime of disrespect.
The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
It's tough being a dictator, but I've always thought it must be tougher being a hanger-on to a dictator. The late nights spent listening to his crazed ranting, the weary rictus grin from smiling at bad jokes, the draining knowledge that one misjudged comment could land you on the chopping block.
In the '60s, I did many satirical portraits of dictators.
But I don't really see myself as a role model. I'm not a dictator, or someone who wants to be adored!
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