Natalie Dormer Quotes

I think there are people, and I do not mean this to be disparaging, there are people like Jay Mohr and Jeremy Piven where they just give you that vibe, 'This guy's going to play someone a little venal.'

Maniacal self-promoter …. Makes Machiavelli look like a simple, straightforward kinda guy.

Yes, I know I've played these women, but I'm not really conniving at all.

[Lyndon Johnson was] the epitome of the unprincipled politician.

In a certain sense, this guy - who is one of the most evil people in the book - he's not really that bad at running the show, because he knows what he's doing, he's smart and he's got the big picture in mind. He's like the Godfather.

The qualities necessary for a demagogue are these: to be foul-mouthed, base-born, and a low and mean fellow.

A man of irregular and insatiable ambition ...who ought not be trusted with the reins of government

Iago is one of the most liked characters in Shakespeare's canon, and he's the most evil, most extraordinarily manipulative person in history. He says the worst, most politically incorrect things, even for the time the play is set in - and yet audiences adore that character.

I'm not conniving - that has a pejorative context. I'm not sitting in back rooms making deals. That's not my style.

I'm devious, cruel, cunning and addictive.

I get cast as a lot of sympathetic characters. I'd like to play someone really unpleasant.

Politicians, most politicians, are, by definition, people without morals and people who know no limits in what they will do to get elected.

We have come to see him as not vital but violent, not clever but devious, not shrewd but cynical.

… that insidious man

I love Robin Wright's character in 'House of Cards' because she's a bona fide villain. She's a not-nice person in a believable way; you can see her working in the world.

When it comes to me, I can rule out that I am scheming for a change.

Sidharth Shukla is very manipulative.

I like to think I'm not so devious and maniacal. So it's fun to step into that world and put those shoes on and play that character out.

Once you don't smile on film, they say, 'Let's have that bloke who doesn't smile.'

A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other people to get her own way, and works within whatever system she is in.

I don't know what it is about me that gets cast in specific roles. Some people would say, 'You're just a pretty face,' but on 'Battlestar,' I'm not looking pretty every day. I'm pretty banged up.

I really enjoyed playing Freddie Cork. People are always scared to approach me because of the character I played in 'Brotherhood.' The writing was very smart.

I am a mediocre being, a bit cunning.

Part of the reason why so many actors lose the plot when they go over to America is that they become part of an industry, so that's why they don't want to play weak, bad or vulnerable guys - because that's not sellable; that diminishes their profit margin.

I played a character in 'Ransom' who was as evil as they come.