History Quotes / EvilIsCool

-> Dick Cheney. Darth Vader. Satan. That's power.

--> --'''[[AnnouncerChatter Kreese]]''', ''VideoGame/MadWorld''

-> ''"Kojack is just [[EvilCounterpart evil Jack]], and evil makes everything better!"''
--> --'''[[AnnouncerChatter Kreese]]''',

-> ''""Kojack is just [[EvilCounterpart evil Jack]], and evil makes everything better!"''

->I should have guessed that Clara was a doppelganger because for some of this episode she was actually rather interesting... It's only when she's engaged with that subtle menace that you realise [[HeReallyCanAct how good an actress she really is.]] Maybe she was wasted as Clara all these years? If Moffat would have the guts to send the Doctor off with [[TokenEvilTeammate a Zygon duplicate]] for the rest of the season I would seek him out and clap him on the back.

-->--'''''SomethingAwful''''', "UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin Op/Ed"

-->--'''Stuart Millard''', ''So Excited, So Scared: The Series/SavedByTheBell Retrospective''

-->--'''TomHiddleston''' to Creator/JossWhedon after reading the script for ''Film/TheAvengers''

->Forced to choose between evils, the few fans who gave a damn sided with [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker the physical embodiment of death]] (sporting a neat Shredder costume), instead of [[Wrestling/BigBossMan the corporate rent-a-cop.]]
-->--'''''{{Wrestling/Wrestlecrap}}''''', [[http://www.wrestlecrap.com/inductions/induction-wrestlemania-xv-russomania/ Wrestlemania XV – RussoMania]]

->I should have guessed that Clara was a doppelganger because for some of this episode she was actually rather interesting... It's only when she's engaged with that subtle menace that you realise [[HeReallyCanAct how good an actress she really is.]] Maybe she was wasted as Clara all these years? If Moffat would have the guts to send the Doctor off with [[TokenEvilTeammate a Zygon duplicate]] for the rest of the season I would seek him out and slap him on the back.
-->--'''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/the-zygon-invasion-written-by-peter.html Joe Ford]]''' on ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS35E7TheZygonInvasion}} "The Zygon Invasion""]]

->Back at Bison's crib-- and [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer I'm not just being glib here]], he really does have an official crib, complete with [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster shag carpeting]], [[ShrineToSelf velvet paintings of himself]], and [[FengSchwing mood lighting]]-- Chun-Li is trying to evoke some real emotion as she explains her backstory and why she's on a quest for vengeance against Bison. Something to do with her father getting killed, {{blah blah blah}}. I'm not really listening; instead I'm watching Raul change out of his paramilitary leatherwear and in his paramilitary eveningwear: a velvet officer's cap and the coolest smoking jacket I've ever seen. Look at Raul Julia, [[PimpDuds this pimp daddy!]] He's lookin' good! He might be a terrible general, his men unqualified goons, and his tactics highly ineffective but man, does he ever know how to coordinate a wardrobe. He's even got a hat tree with about eight different-colored caps so he can rotate his uniforms without clashing with only one hat. I bet he brings all the chicks up to his pad to see this. Bet you anything he's got [[SigilSpam a skull-shaped jacuzzi]].

->This is where ''Voyager'' becomes [[SpotlightStealingSquad the Seven of Nine show!]] And why not? She’s far more interesting than two thirds of the regular cast...perhaps they [[BetterLivingThroughEvil could do with a little Borg uniformity.]]
-->--'''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/voyager-season-four.html Joe Ford]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "Scorpion Pt. 2"

->Audiences remember the bad guys! Behind every great hero is a great bad guy. History remembers them. We will always remember the 'takers'; the takers write their own history. In my real life I don't have the stomach for that...I will be remembered for playing bad guys, [[Series/TheSopranos one bad guy in particular]]. Look at all the good guys I played--nobody remembers.

-->--Chris Sims and Matt Wilson [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-x2-x-men-united-2003-part-two/ on]] ''Film/X2XmenUnited''

-->--Chris Sims and Matt Wilson [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-x2-x-men-united-2003-part-two/ on]] ''[[{{Film/X-Men}} X-2: X-Men United]]''

-->--'''TomHiddleston''' to JossWhedon after reading the script for ''Film/TheAvengers''

->At the end of the day, the Daleks’ power doesn’t come from their status as quasi-Nazis, but from a far more troubling place: the fact that they’re fun. This is the 'drive' portion of the death drive -- our desire for it. We want to see the Daleks unleashed onto the narrative, [[KillEmAll knowing full well the effects.]]
-->-- '''[[http://www.philipsandifer.com/p/bad-wolfparting-of-ways-super-readable.html Dr. Philip Sandifer]]''' on ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoNSS1E13ThePartingoftheWays}} "The Parting of the Ways"]]

->The Empress responds to Profion’s accusations by raising her voice slightly. (I must clarify something here: I don’t think Thora Birch is a bad actress. [[TheyJustDidntCare She just doesn’t care]] and is making no attempt to hide that fact.) Her climactic point to the Council is pretty much, [='=]''Screw you guys, I’m going home''[='=], and she strides out like the angry teenage daughter on a bad sitcom...Profion does a cool [[SarcasticClapping golf clap]] and declares, [='=]''A wonderful performance.''[='=] [[Creator/JeremyIrons (Jeremy) Irons]] really earned his paycheck just choking that out, though he gets to follow it up with, [='=]''Is now not the time we should '''act'''?''[='=] That’s probably more what he was thinking. Profion gets the remaining Council riled up for war, working the crowd like he’s cutting a promo for a steel cage match, throwing in a few good [[MilkingTheGiantCow villainous gestures]] because he’s that awesome.

->This is where ''Voyager'' becomes [[SpotlightStealingSquad the Seven of Nine show!]] And why not? She’s far more interesting than two thirds of the regular cast...I love Seven’s introduction as the tubes snap away and she steps out of the smoke and shadows and declares ‘I speak for the Borg’. At this point you think how the hell can this drone become one of the crew? Ryan plays the drone icy cold just as she should be without a hint of emotion. Seven makes a wonderful observation that every action and decision they make is debated and conflicted -- perhaps they [[BetterLivingThroughEvil could do with a little Borg uniformity.]]

->Several characteristics set Kain apart from the pack of typical 'evil murdering jerk anti-hero' protagonists.. One is the honesty and integrity belying his pompous arrogance and sadism. He'll gladly hack you to pieces with a pair of hatchets, but would never think of ''lying'' to you about it (or anything else). Unlike your [[GodOfWar Kratoses]], [[Franchise/DevilMayCry Dantes]], and {{Duke Nukem}}s, Kain boasts a little something called "class." Can you think of any other video game bad-asses whose big catch phrases are in freaking ''[[SmartPeopleKnowLatin Latin]]''? And Kain brims with charisma, in spite of his appearance. Let's face it: compared to the illustriously-dressed and silken-haired vampire [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Alucard]], Kain looks like a doofus. However, Kain has more personality in his forehead -- [[{{Gonk}} his big, white, egg-shaped forehead]] -- than Alucard carries in his whole ninety-pound bishonen body.

->Several characteristics set Kain apart from the pack of typical 'evil murdering jerk anti-hero' protagonists.. One is the honesty and integrity belying his pompous arrogance and sadism. He'll gladly hack you to pieces with a pair of hatchets, but would never think of ''lying'' to you about it (or anything else). Unlike your [[GodOfWar Kratoses]], [[DevilMayCry Dantes]], and {{Duke Nukem}}s, Kain boasts a little something called "class." Can you think of any other video game bad-asses whose big catch phrases are in freaking ''[[SmartPeopleKnowLatin Latin]]''? And Kain brims with charisma, in spite of his appearance. Let's face it: compared to the illustriously-dressed and silken-haired vampire [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Alucard]], Kain looks like a doofus. However, Kain has more personality in his forehead -- [[{{Gonk}} his big, white, egg-shaped forehead]] -- than Alucard carries in his whole ninety-pound bishonen body.

->That's the problem with heroes, really. Their only purpose in life [[is to thwart others. They make no plans, develop no strategies. They react instead of act. [[BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil Without villains, heroes would stagnate]]...Heroes have morals. Villains have [[EvilVirtues work ethic]].

[[folder:fiction]]
->''"You've got to love to be hated,\\
Find the good in being bad,\\
Oh, the crowd is full of gentlemen,\\
But they've ''paid'' to see the cad!"''
-->-- '''Mr Burns''', "A High to be Loathed", ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

->That's the problem with heroes, really. Their only purpose in life [[VillainsActHeroesReact is to thwart others.]] They make no plans, develop no strategies. They react instead of act. [[BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil Without villains, heroes would stagnate. Without heroes, villains would be running the world.]] Heroes have morals. Villains have [[EvilVirtues work ethic]].

->'''Tarquin:''' I will be immortalized forever!\\
'''Elan:''' As the villain!\\
'''Tarquin:''' So what? [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Audiences always think the villain is cooler than the hero anyway.]] That is the beauty, [[spoiler:my son]]; If I win, I get to be '''King.''' If I lose, I get to be a '''[[XanatosGambit LEGEND!]]''' I'll inspire a thousand more leaders to follow in my footsteps. And it will all be because of you, [[spoiler: my son.]]
-->-- ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''

[[folder:creators]]
->Evils draw men together.
-->--'''Creator/{{Aristotle}}''', quoting a proverb

->Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop Be evil.]]
-->-- Possibly ''Creator/{{Mark Twain}}'', but probably ''{{Anonymous}}''.

->Man, I love evil.
-->-- '''James Hetfield''' of Music/{{Metallica}}

->I sit outside, and I count my money, and I play with the animals in the desert.
-->--'''James Avery''' (as [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Shredder]]) on his retirement from the Foot Clan

->A villain is someone that has to fool you all the time. He has many more facets to his character, many more sides to his humor. He has to be charming, and witty, and decadent, and funny. He is '''much''' more fun to play.
-->-- '''Creator/VincentPrice'''

->It's always more fun to play a villain. It's just a well-known fact.
-->-- '''Creator/RowanAtkinson''' about ''Series/{{Blackadder}}''.

->It was fun being the cowboy, and it's great doing the Indian... It's fun to be the power. I walk on the set, actually, when new people come in--especially new, young, pretty girls--and I go, 'You know, I'm very rich. I have [[AbsurdlyLongLimousine a really big limousine.]]'
-->--'''Sam Behrens''' on ''Series/SunsetBeach''

->Thank you for writing me my [[Film/DieHard Hans Gruber]]. But a Hans Gruber with super-magic powers. [[XMeetsY As played by James Mason]]...I might be biased, but I do feel as though you have written me the coolest part.
-->--'''TomHiddleston''' to JossWhedon after reading the script for ''Film/TheAvengers''

->'''Dalek:''' [[AC: Let me hear you say "EX-TER-MIN-ATE!"]]\\
'''Crowd:''' "EXTERMINATE!"
-->-- ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIsRcjLMVhI The Proms (2005)]]''

->You think you have power because you can listen to telephone calls? This I was doing [[PretenderDiss as a hobby as a small child.]] You want to see power? I turned Russia from democracy to dictatorship in record time. I kill people without drones. I have girlfriend who can [[ThePaidForHarem place her own buttocks onto her head.]] This is powerful.
-->--'''''SomethingAwful''''', "UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin Op/Ed"

[[folder:reviews]]
->A song which, upon first hearing, made me realize that [[VillainSong Evil gets all the really good music]].
-->-- '''Mark C. Langston'''

->'''Diamond Tiara''': But Daddy, how could they cheer louder for ''her''? She was the bad mare, and ''I'' was Princess Celestia.\\
'''[=Crazy56U=]''': Easy, villains are cooler.
-->-- An excerpt from ''FanFic/PastSinsMST''

-> [[spoiler: '''Asami''']] posted on [[spoiler: '''Hiroshi]]'s''' wall:
--> [[BrokenPedestal D-dad?]] [[FaceHeelTurn Why?]]
->[[spoiler: '''Hiroshi''']] posted on [[spoiler: '''Asami]]'s''' wall:
--> Oh sweetie…I'm sorry you found out this way. But…
--> Do you not ''see'' these [[MiniMecha mecha]] [[TankGoodness tanks]]? Do you not ''see'' these [[ShockAndAwe gloves]]?
--> This shit's awesome, that's why.
-->-- ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8068159/5/Korrabook Korrabook]]'', Chapter 5

->''Oh God! What a bitch! She's so fucking awesome!''
-->--'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''' on [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Azula]]

->''"Evils draw men together."''
-->--'''Creator/{{Aristotle}}''', quoting a proverb

->''"That's the problem with heroes, really. Their only purpose in life [[VillainsActHeroesReact is to thwart others.]] They make no plans, develop no strategies. They react instead of act. [[BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil Without villains, heroes would stagnate. Without heroes, villains would be running the world.]] Heroes have morals. Villains have [[EvilVirtues work ethic]]."''

[[folder:real life]]
->''"Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop Be evil.]]”''

->''"Man, I love evil."''

->''"I sit outside, and I count my money, and I play with the animals in the desert."''

->''"A villain is someone that has to fool you all the time. He has many more facets to his character, many more sides to his humor. He has to be charming, and witty, and decadent, and funny. He is '''much''' more fun to play."''

->''"It's always more fun to play a villain. It's just a well-known fact."''

->''"It was fun being the cowboy, and it's great doing the Indian... It's fun to be the power. I walk on the set, actually, when new people come in--especially new, young, pretty girls--and I go, 'You know, I'm very rich. I have [[AbsurdlyLongLimousine a really big limousine.]]'"''

->'''"Thank you for writing me my [[Film/DieHard Hans Gruber]]. But a Hans Gruber with super-magic powers. [[XMeetsY As played by James Mason]]...I might be biased, but I do feel as though you have written me the coolest part."''

->''"A song which, upon first hearing, made me realize that [[VillainSong Evil gets all the really good music]]."''
-->-- '''Mark C. Langston'''

->''"You think you have power because you can listen to telephone calls? This I was doing [[PretenderDiss as a hobby as a small child.]] You want to see power? I turned Russia from democracy to dictatorship in record time. I kill people without drones. I have girlfriend who can [[ThePaidForHarem place her own buttocks onto her head.]] This is powerful. "''

->''"At the end of the day, the Daleks’ power doesn’t come from their status as quasi-Nazis, but from a far more troubling place: the fact that they’re fun. This is the 'drive' portion of the death drive -- our desire for it. We want to see the Daleks unleashed onto the narrative, [[KillEmAll knowing full well the effects.]]"''
-->-- '''[[http://www.philipsandifer.com/p/bad-wolfparting-of-ways-super-readable.html Philip Sandifer]]''' on ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoNSS1E13ThePartingoftheWays}} "The Parting of the Ways"]]

->'''Dalek:''' [[AC: Let me hear you say "EX-TER-MIN-ATE!"]]
->'''Crowd:''' "EXTERMINATE!"
--> ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIsRcjLMVhI The Proms (2005)]]''

->''"Forced to choose between evils, the few fans who gave a damn sided with [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker the physical embodiment of death]] (sporting a neat Shredder costume), instead of [[Wrestling/BigBossMan the corporate rent-a-cop.]]"''

->''"This is where ''Voyager'' becomes [[SpotlightStealingSquad the Seven of Nine show!]] And why not? She’s far more interesting than two thirds of the regular cast...I love Seven’s introduction as the tubes snap away and she steps out of the smoke and shadows and declares ‘I speak for the Borg’. At this point you think how the hell can this drone become one of the crew? Ryan plays the drone icy cold just as she should be without a hint of emotion. Seven makes a wonderful observation that every action and decision they make is debated and conflicted -- perhaps they [[BetterLivingThroughEvil could do with a little Borg uniformity.]]"''
-->--'''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/voyager-season-four.html Doc Oho]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "Scorpion Pt. 2"

->''"It’s astonishing what a BORING GUY Clark Kent is. Lex Luthor has [[BigFancyHouse a sweet house]] and [[TheAce lots of talent at a lot of different things]] and can talk philosophy or history or music or sports or whatever. Clark can talk about [[{{Wangst}} life being unfair]], and maybe he’ll let you hang out in his special room [[BasementDweller in the barn.]]"''

->''"Back at Bison's crib-- and [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer I'm not just being glib here]], he really does have an official crib, complete with [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster shag carpeting]], [[ShrineToSelf velvet paintings of himself]], and [[FengSchwing mood lighting]]-- Chun-Li is trying to evoke some real emotion as she explains her backstory and why she's on a quest for vengeance against Bison. Something to do with her father getting killed, {{blah blah blah}}. I'm not really listening; instead I'm watching Raul change out of his paramilitary leatherwear and in his paramilitary eveningwear: a velvet officer's cap and the coolest smoking jacket I've ever seen. Look at Raul Julia, [[PimpDuds this pimp daddy!]] He's lookin' good! He might be a terrible general, his men unqualified goons, and his tactics highly ineffective but man, does he ever know how to coordinate a wardrobe. He's even got a hat tree with about eight different-colored caps so he can rotate his uniforms without clashing with only one hat. I bet he brings all the chicks up to his pad to see this. Bet you anything he's got [[SigilSpam a skull-shaped jacuzzi]]."''

->''"The Empress responds to Profion’s accusations by raising her voice slightly. (I must clarify something here: I don’t think Thora Birch is a bad actress. [[TheyJustDidntCare She just doesn’t care]] and is making no attempt to hide that fact.) Her climactic point to the Council is pretty much, [='=]''Screw you guys, I’m going home''[='=], and she strides out like the angry teenage daughter on a bad sitcom...Profion does a cool [[SarcasticClapping golf clap]] and declares, [='=]''A wonderful performance.''[='=] [[Creator/JeremyIrons (Jeremy) Irons]] really earned his paycheck just choking that out, though he gets to follow it up with, [='=]''Is now not the time we should '''act'''?''[='=] That’s probably more what he was thinking. Profion gets the remaining Council riled up for war, working the crowd like he’s cutting a promo for a steel cage match, throwing in a few good [[MilkingTheGiantCow villainous gestures]] because he’s that awesome."''

-->--'''Chris Sims''' and '''Matt Wilson''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-x2-x-men-united-2003-part-two/ on]] ''[[{{Film/X-Men}} X-2: X-Men United]]''

->''"Several characteristics set Kain apart from the pack of typical '[[SociopathicHero evil murdering jerk anti-hero]]' protagonists.. One is [[EvilVirtues the honesty and integrity]] belying his pompous arrogance and sadism. He'll gladly hack you to pieces with a pair of hatchets, but would never think of ''lying'' to you about it (or anything else). Unlike your [[GodOfWar Kratoses]], [[DevilMayCry Dantes]], and {{Duke Nukem}}s, Kain boasts a little something called "class." Can you think of any other video game bad-asses whose big catch phrases are in freaking ''[[SmartPeopleKnowLatin Latin]]''? And Kain brims with charisma, in spite of his appearance. Let's face it: compared to the illustriously-dressed and silken-haired vampire [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Alucard]], Kain looks like a doofus. However, Kain has more personality in his forehead -- [[{{Gonk}} his big, white, egg-shaped forehead]] -- than Alucard carries in his whole ninety-pound bishonen body."''