Quotes / Not Evil, Just Misunderstood

"I'm not bad... I'm just drawn that way."

— Jessica Rabbit, Who Framed Roger Rabbit

"Only half my inventions turn evil. The other half are just WILDLY misunderstood!"

— Gyro Gearloose's claim, DuckTales (2017)

Wonka: Charlie, Meet Mr. Wilkinson!
Mr. Wilkinson: (formerly known as Slugworth) Pleasure.
Charlie: Slugworth!
Wonka: [chuckles] No no no! That's not Slugworth, He works for me!

— Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

"I don't play villains, I play very interesting people."

— Alan Rickman

Xehanort: I'm actually a misguided good guy
Sora: Who could ever believe y—
Everyone Else: Okay I believe you

— Kingdom Hearts Three In A Nutshell

"Robbie really likes cake. Sometimes, he does funny stuff. Other times, he just wants to relax. But mostly, he's kind of a big softie."

— Robbie Rotten reading from Stephanie's diary entry about him, LazyTown

"It's rare that the part of an omnipotent, megalomaniac emperor comes along, so naturally I jumped at the chance of playing Belos. Almost frightening how comfortable I felt in his animated shoes. Some might say he’s the villain of the piece, but personally I believe he’s misunderstood."

— Matthew Rhys on playing Emperor Belos^note This statement would later age horribly as the series progressed, for the record.

"I'm not evil. I'm just pretty... and misunderstood."

— Chelsea, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

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