Complex Characters Quotes

No one in 'Banshee' has small opinions. They have strong beliefs, and they will defend them ferociously. Having that element in the show just adds another level. It's another avenue for story, and it enriches the world.

I suppose that the sympathetic/unsympathetic debate about characters sometimes feels to me like a misstatement of purpose. I always think of truly complex characters are falling between the cracks in that debate.

We're all the heroes of our own stories. So, when I am inside the head of a character who would otherwise be considered a villain, I have a great deal of affection for that character and I'm trying to see the world and the events through their eyes.

I like grey characters; fantasy for too long has been focused on very stereotypical heroes and villains.

One of the things that we've tried to do with the 'Guardians' films is to allow the women to be full characters.

Look, I happen to still like really dark, dramatic, fractured characters.

People say 'The Wire's bleak, y'know, but I see it as a love letter to Baltimore, and it's one written in a very strange and complex way.

I like playing characters that, you know, a couple could go see the movie and one person could love him and one person could hate him.

You learn eventually that, while there are no villains, there are no heroes either. And until you make the final discovery that there are only human beings, who are therefore all the more fascinating, you are liable to miss something.

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

I don't know why, but I respond well to tortured characters.

I think the parts that I played sort of broke the mould in terms of - you know, I played grey characters, the bad girl with a good heart, there was a good reason for her to be bad.

I am interested in complex characters who are difficult and have numerous sides. But I would love to do a comedy role - something maybe 'Monty Python'-esque.

Writing a children's book means you cannot spin out long narratives or have complex character development.

There is more meat and mileage in complex characters, like 'Running with Scissors.'

I really enjoy those characters like 'Profit.' With those elements that are shady and dark, you're not responsible for being a likable character. Like some of Jack Nicholson's characters, you remember them for so long.

I think that the 'Bourne Trilogy,' it's definitely redefined the genre and took it to a new level. It was really great to be part of that experience. It is a very smart movie and a very smart script, great director, and great, you know, fellow actors.

I like movies that make you semi fall in love with the villain so you have sympathy for him.

One of the things that I like about 'Narcos' is that not only Pablo but with all the characters - this is not a black and white show. This is not a regular American cop show where two cool cops go to save a country from a bad guy. All the characters are very complex.

I'm attracted to playing people who aren't necessarily straightforward.

I don't categorize characters into one syllable. These are fully-rounded characters that I don't judge; I just play them.

I like characters who have blind spots and are full of themselves, but there also needs to be vulnerability.

Shameless is a rough show, and it’s not for everyone, but it’s also beautiful.

One of the most powerful lessons I learned is when you make an argument in a film, you have to make sure both characters are right.

I don't play villains, I play very interesting people