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Scott Adkins Quote: 'I prefer to play the villain ...'

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Profession: Actor
Nationality: English
Birthday: June 17, 1976

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Audiences just naturally hate me on screen. I could play a role in a tuxedo, and people would think I was rotten. You can do much more with a villain part.

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'Villain' is such a harsh word.

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I'm the blackest villain of all time.

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I really want to be a villain.

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Well, you need the villain. If you don't have a villain, the good guy can stay home.

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It's generally more fun playing the villain.

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I'd love to play a villain in a movie, the kind of bad guy you would never think of me being able to play. Like most people, I have a darker side I'd like to explore onscreen.

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I think 'Voldemort' is definitely the scariest villain.

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I play both X-Box 360 and Playstation 3. I prefer X-Box 360, but they don't have 'MLB - The Show,' so I have to play every other game on the X-Box.

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I always used to be the villain or the comic butt of some show.

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The villain in superhero movies is often, I think, what makes the movie.

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It's important for a villain to be as threatening as possible, whether physically, mentally or emotionally... however you want to do it. If you can combine all three, well, that's the ultimate villain.

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