Unsympathetic Character Quotes

One of my jobs as an actor, regardless of who I play - even if I'm playing a despicable character - is to make people think that that character could exist, that he's real, and the way to do that is to make him believable. He doesn't have to be likable or charming, but he just has to be believable. That is someone who I could see on a bus. That is someone who I could walk past in the street.

First time I ever played a bad guy. I didn't want to do it. I got stuck in bad guys for 13 years after that.

If someone's a cartoon villain, you can dismiss them, but if they behave despicably but you kind of like them, they really get under your skin.

It's really interesting to play someone you wouldn't want to ever spend more than a couple of drinks with - but who has redeemable characteristics.

I don't mind playing somebody who's not likable, or makes the audience feel slightly conflicted.

The danger with playing someone tough is that the character can become two-dimensional and mean and nobody likes her.

Usually if you read a screenplay, no matter who's writing it, the bad guy is always written as a one-dimensional bad guy.

Maybe I've got a bully's face, but I like playing baddies.

When you play an anti-hero, it is a task to make people empathise with your character.

Me, I never consider myself a bad guy. I consider myself a good guy. Now, the audience thinks differently. They love to boo me.