I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
A man can smile and smile and be a villain.
The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.
The difference between insanity and genius is measured only by success and failure.
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.
And therefore, — since I cannot prove a lover, To entertain these fair well-spoken days, — I am determined to prove a villain, And hate the idle pleasures of these days.
Beware the power of the dark side.
I did it thirty-five minutes ago.
The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.
The other thing is we have an incredible villain. And we worked very hard to have villains that are connected to the hero. They have an effect, an emotional effect. They never become out-of-this-world, crazy villains.
I like not fair terms and a villain's mind.
I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting.
The same energy of character which renders a man a daring villain would have rendered him useful in society, had that society been well organized.
The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
Some people are cowards... I think by and large a third of people are villains, a third are cowards, and a third are heroes. Now, a villain and a coward can choose to be a hero, but they've got to make that choice.
You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.
In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today. They don't want their villain to be thrown at them with green limelight on his face. They want an ordinary human being with failings.
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