Malcolm McDowell Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The villains that I play, I always think that they are grounded, wonderful people with enormous intellects who are very exciting to spend an evening with. I never see them as bad people.”

“You've always got to work with the best if you can, and of course, the best are the best because they're different. They expect certain standards, and they're usually very difficult people to work with.”

“Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.”

“My favorite actor who played villains - who could play anything, really - was Jimmy Cagney.”

“You know, I've had an incredible career and I'm blessed.”

“I love doing every role I do!”

“I'd love to do radio plays. I think that one should be open to everything and shouldn't limit oneself.”

“Let's not get too precious about it: actors are not heart surgeons or brain surgeons. We are just entertaining people.”

“I think we're all a little afraid of the dark. If you lived in the country, as I did, there's nothing quite like country dark, which was really black. And as a child, your imagination runs wild.”

“Every university in America teaches 'Clockwork Orange.' I get fed up with it.”