Villain Quotes

I’m not handsome enough to be James Bond. Maybe a villain, though.

– Matt Smith

I was a street-guy villain. I was a street-corner villain. I was an illiterate villain. All rough edges.

– Peter Falk

I love being the villain.

– Jane Lynch

I am my favourite villain!

– Juhi Chawla

It’s interesting sometimes when an audience can empathize with a villain.

– Jack Gleeson

Everything about playing a villain is appealing to me.

– Jonathan Freeman

In the best works of fiction, there’s no mustache-twirling villain. I try to write shows where even the bad guy’s got his reasons.

– Lin-Manuel Miranda

I think ‘Voldemort’ is definitely the scariest villain.

– Lauren Oliver

I’m not a role model. I’m a role villain.

– Marilyn Manson

I’ve always wanted to play the villain. But the young girl is never the villain.

– Katherine Waterston

I would love to play the villain, but again, it sort of what happens in this industry.

– Joe Morton

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

– Robert Vaughn

I’m not a villain, I’ve never hurt anyone. I’m just a tawdry character who explodes now and again.

– Oliver Reed

Every good villain has his or her own vulnerability.

– Rita Volk

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

– Shawn Ashmore

I always used to be the villain or the comic butt of some show.

– Robert Preston

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

– Ving Rhames

I prefer to play the villain or the antihero.

– Scott Adkins

My favorite movie villain? Oh, that’s easy. Hannibal Lecter.

– Troy Duffy

I had a wonderful time playing Dr. Kaufman in Tomorrow Never Dies. It was a real Bond villain, over the top, almost laughable but dangerous.

– Vincent Schiavelli

The underwater businessman philosopher Andrew Ryan was BioShock’s unforgettable villain.

– Tom Bissell

I love the idea of a super villain that doesn’t wear a cape, that doesn’t wear a super suit.

– Shane Black