Protagonist vs. Antagonist, Protagonist vs Antagonist Quotes

People are much more complicated in real life, but my characters are as subtle and nuanced as I can make them. But if you say my characters are too black and white, you've missed the point. Villains are meant to be black-hearted in popular novels. If you say I have a grey-hearted villain, then I've failed.

You know, the best-laid plans of mice and men... I like playing bad guys, and I don't have a problem doing that. They're interesting characters, and there's as many different kinds of bad guys as there are good guys - they're rich, they're strong, they're powerful, and so that's fine with me.

I seem to get cast as one of two extremes. Either I play the butch heavy or totally nice guys.

I've never seen any character I've ever played as a bad guy or a good guy.

The difference between a hero and a villain is that they just make different choices.

I don't think you can play a villain with a negative point of view.

The difference between playing a positive and a negative role is only in the portrayal.

What's important at this time is to re-clarify the difference between hero and villain.

I don't feel I'm playing villains all the time.

There are two kinds of characters in all fiction, the born and the synthetic. If the writer has to ask himself questions - is he tall, is he short? - he had better quit.

The Hulk is the most difficult Marvel property because it's always about balance. Is he a monster? Is he a hero? Are you going to root for a protagonist who spends all his time trying to stop the reason you came to the movie from happening? It's always a dance