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• She should have know that villains often come with pretty faces.

  Anna Godbersen

  Should Have, Faces, Pretty Face

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• We’re happier when the assholes are villains.

  Christopher Bram

  Writing

  Christopher Bram (2012). “Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America”, p.136, Hachette UK

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• All the true heroes of history will be forgotten and all the villains will be remembered as heroes.

  Leo Tolstoy

  Hero, Forgotten, Remembered

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• You know everyone loves to be the villain.

  Hugh Grant

  One Love, Knows

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• 'Villain' is such a harsh word.

  Ed Westwick

  Harsh, Harsh Words

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• The best villains are the nicest guys in person.

  Finn Wittrock

  Guy, Persons

  Source: collider.com

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• If life has taught me one thing, it's that there are no villains. Only people, doing their best.

  Joe Abercrombie

  People, Taught, One Thing

  Joe Abercrombie (2016). “The Shattered Sea Series 3-Book Bundle: Half a King, Half the World, Half a War”, p.272, Del Rey

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• A villain must be a thing of power, handled with delicacy and grace. He must be wicked enough to excite our aversion, strong enough to arouse our fear, human enough to awaken some transient gleam of sympathy. We must triumph in his downfall, yet not barbarously nor with contempt, and the close of his career must be in harmony with all its previous development.

  Agnes Repplier

  Strong, Writing, Careers

  Agnes Repplier (1895). “Essays in Miniature”

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• Every villain is a hero in his or her own mind.

  Allison Brennan

  Hero, Mind

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• The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.

  John Hodgman

  Character, Stories, Compelling

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.

  Rutger Hauer

  Movie, Believe, People

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• I like not fair terms and a villain's mind.

  William Shakespeare

  Venice, Mind, Term

  'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 1, sc. 3, l. [179]

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• The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.

  Bruce Feirstein

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  "Fictional character: Elliot Carver". "Tomorrow Never Dies", www.imdb.com. 1997.

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• I love playing villains.

  Alfred Molina

  "Alfred Molina: An Appetite for Extremes". Interview with Michele Norris, www.npr.org. April 5, 2007.

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• I like playing the villain.

  Alex O'Loughlin

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• Villains are mostly just people villainized by circumstance

  Chris Colfer

  People, Circumstances

  Chris Colfer (2012). “The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell”, p.210, Hachette UK

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• The villain's censure is extorted praise.

  Alexander Pope

  Praise, Censure

  Alexander Pope (1847). “The works of Alexander Pope, with notes and illustrations, by himself and others. To which are added, a new life of the author [&c.] by W. Roscoe”, p.302

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• I always felt that heroes were essentially dull. Villains were more exotic and could do more interesting things.

  Jerry Robinson

  Hero, Interesting, Exotic

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• I think all villains have something in common: they have something that they need or want very, very badly. The stakes are very high and they are not bound by moral codes or being ethical, so they can do anything and will do anything to get what they want.

  Donna Murphy

  Thinking, Needs, Want

  "Donna Murphy Exclusive Interview TANGLED" by Bill Graham, collider.com. November 25, 2010.

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• The difference between insanity and genius is measured only by success and failure.

  Masashi Kishimoto

  Success, Differences, Insanity

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• History is moving pretty quickly these days, and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.

  Ian Fleming

  Moving, Hero, These Days

  Ian Fleming (1953). “Casino Royale”, Cape. J.

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• You want to believe in black and white, good and evil, heroes that are truly heroic, villains that are just plain bad, but I've learned in the past year that things are rarely so simple. The good guys can do some truly awful things, and the bad guys can sometimes surprise the heck out of you.

  Karen Marie Moning

  Hero, Believe, Black And White

  Karen Marie Moning (2016). “The Fever Series 7-Book Bundle: Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, Dreamfever, Shadowfever, Iced, Burned”, p.185, Dell

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• I think all of us have a hero and a villain in us.

  Anson Mount

  Hero, Thinking

  "Anson Mount Talks Hell on Wheels Season 2, the Best Part of the Job, Walking the Line Between Hero and Villain and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 19, 2012.

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• But after all, the villains are the salt in the soup of a story.

  Cornelia Funke

  Stories, Soup, Salt

  Cornelia Funke (2011). “Inkspell”, p.156, Scholastic Inc.

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• If great content is the hero, then banners are the villain.

  Michael Brenner

  Hero, Marketing, Banner

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