Dark Side of Human Nature Quotes

I study Carl Jung, who talks a lot about the shadow side, the repressed side. I think the scariest thing in the world is repression. There's plenty to be idealistic about, but we have to be aware of all sides of ourselves, and there are definitely shadows in all of us.

I played Lucifer once, which is sort of a difficult character to research. I thought to myself, "We all have the potential to be selfish, to be cruel - at least to think evil thoughts, even if we don't ever act out on them. Even if we don't ever think we behave badly, we probably do more than we realize."

I think we are fascinated and scared by evil at the same time. I think it's important not to suppress our fascination but to walk into it with open eyes.

I think war is just part of human nature. And I’m fascinated by human nature – especially the dark side. I always have been. It doesn’t make me a Devil worshipper, no more than being interested in Hitler makes me a Nazi. I mean, if I’m a Nazi, how come I married a woman who’s half Jewish?

They wanted to know why I did what I did. Well, sir I guess there's just meanness in the world.

I think that human beings are the most awful monster we have ever seen.

The idea of evil is always subject to denial as a coping mechanism.

I think everybody has a little bit of an asshole inside of them.

I think people respond to villains because people in general are more villainous than heroic.

You cannot slander human nature; it is worse than words can paint it.