Do actors take it as a compliment when someone tells them they absolutely hated them as a villain?
from cheese_greater@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca on 08 May 2026 19:05
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slazer2au@lemmy.world on 08 May 2026 21:08 next collapse

Depends on the actor.

Watermark710@piefed.social on 09 May 2026 09:29 next collapse

People generally like it when you tell them they did a good job.

InevitableWaffles@midwest.social on 09 May 2026 11:52 next collapse

I personally do when I play villains on stage. I played Bill Sykes in Oliver many moons ago and, as much as I detested the character, people hated me so I took it as a job well done.

sixpaque@lemmy.ca on 20 May 2026 17:46 collapse

I always wondered if an actor played enough roles as a villain, would their personality also change? Read my take on it. flippen.ca/how-to-tell-if-a-psychologist-is-analy…