Alison Owen Quotes

I loved 'Homeland' - it's such an intriguing, intelligent piece of television, and I am fascinated by them making a hero and heroine that are so odd, so flawed and so complicated. It is a programme that really draws you in.

I've always had an incredible interest in the villains, which are a lot more fun to play.

The bad guys are not typical; they are not just bad, they are interesting. They might be good or bad.

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

I don't like two-dimensional characters who are obviously villains from the moment they walk on stage.

I like the characters that have some redeeming quality or if it's interesting to me in any way.

I have to humbly say people really like the bad guys.

I don't know why I'm drawn to anti-heroes, but I certainly am.

The go-to reflex all over Hollywood is still likeability. I've always had a problem with it because I think I have a weird barometer in the sense that some of the characters I've cared about the most in movies are characters that are often thought of as despicable.

Villains are fun. I think the important thing in playing them is that they don't see themselves as villains. It lets you be a little more expansive.

I happen to like movies and plays about dislikeable people as long as I get to know why they are what they are.

I'm not sure why I'm so drawn to heroes who do bad things and to villains who think they're the good guys, but I do find that moral ambiguity and conflict makes for great characters.

I'm such an admirer, I am an admirer of villains, especially working with so many great ones.

I don't play bad guys. I think that's why I keep getting cast as bad guys: because I don't want to play bad guys. I want to play human beings that struggle with life.

Evil is relative - and what I mean by that is that our villains are as complex, as deep and as compelling as any of our heroes. Every antagonist in the DC Universe has a unique darkness, desire and drive. And the reason for being of 'Forever Evil' is to explore that darkness.

The myth of Good Guys and Bad Guys is one of the most pervasive we own, and morally grey anti-heroes are simply one of modern fiction's attempts to shake off that mythology and replace it with something a bit more honest.

As a reader, I much prefer to read a book where people embody all kinds of ideas and everybody is making mistakes.

What I always studied in screenwriting from my mentor John Glavin was that the most interesting characters are characters with shades of gray.

I like characters who have faults. I'm drawn to darker people.

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.

The characters that have greys are the more interesting characters. The hero who sometimes crosses the line and the villain who sometimes doesn't are just much more interesting.

My beliefs encompass all religions. But I never show my religious inclination in my films. My characters have dark sides; they aren't the god-fearing characters. It wasn't a conscious decision. I'm a very lazy and emotional person who connects with the common man.

Usually bad guys are much more fun to play and much more interesting to watch.

I tend to like writing characters that are not typical heroes.

In general, I am more interested in the darker characters when I watch or read stories.