I can be a teddy bear, but more people tend to see me as the other side of the coin, and that has to do with casting, more Iago than Hamlet. But I don't play villains; I play people doing the right thing for the circumstances and time.
I don't play villains, I play very interesting people
I'm sure part of the baggage that I bring having played a lot of villains is also pertinent to the movie [Before I Go To Sleep], because I'm sure people look at me and think, "Oh, I'm not sure I trust him or not."
People always think that because of 'Dr. Quinn' that I just play nice family stuff. But the truth of the matter is that 'East of Eden' was a very successful thing for me in the past. I've played a lot of very evil people in my time.
I love playing villains. When you're a bad guy, you get to do many real nasty things. It's a lot of fun.
Bald guys have been playing the bad guy for a long time, whether it's pirates, thieves, murderers, or whatnot, so the deck is a little bit stacked against you in that regard.
I would think, as an actor, it's just much more fun to be the bad guy.
I used to play a lot of villains. You have to break out of it, and I did.
Am I being typecast as a horrible person? I don't know. I don't think so. But if it happens, I'd rather get to play that, because there's nothing fun about being sweet. Sweet can be so boring, so I'd be happy staying away from that.
I tend to play mostly villains and twisted people. Unsavory guys. I think it's my face, the way I look.
In my career, I've been lucky to do the bad guys that are more interesting, where the audience wants to spend more time with them and get to know them. That's what I'm always looking for and trying to do.
I play mostly bad guys on TV and mostly good guys in movies.
Honestly, I'm willing to experiment with far more variety in roles than I'm given. But ultimately, it's the producer's decision. But, I've done a variety of roles - the evil don, the evil husband... I've done villainous roles, supporting roles, etc.
Contrary to popular belief, I don't just play dreadful old villains.
I'm known for playing bad guys, so this was an interesting departure from what I'm known to play, which is a softer, more likable, affable character.
I was like, oh, I want to sign up for "Catwoman," and then Anne Hathaway had already signed up for it.
People keep asking me, 'What evil lurks in you to play such bad characters?' There is no evil in me, I just wear tight underwear.
I played characters with villainous aspect. But out-and-out villain? No.
I tend to land roles that are somewhat villainous for some reason. Usually, people blame it on the accent.
For me it's a compliment, playing baddie characters. I take it as a compliment.
I've had my share of villains and played some fairly nasty characters. But I've been acting for so long. I started out as the girl next door. Now I'm the grandmother next door.
I've kind of had to make a career of playing villains. In order to stay employed, I had to figure out how to play bad guys.
I don't mind playing bad guys, but I love having the opportunity to play all different types of characters.
I think that sometimes when they see me in a movie they expect me to be something nasty. I mean, I play a lot of villains and you show up and they think maybe... That's why it's good to defy expectations sometimes.
It's true in the beginning I started playing villains, and I think that's pretty clear, because if you don't conventionally look a certain way and you've got a certain kind of presence when you're young, then what's available to you is character roles, and the best character roles when you're young tend to be villains.
