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EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL

By | July 2006

To write a great villain, you have to get into his or her mind. You have to know what drives him. You have to put yourselves in his shoes and go for a walk. You have to adopt his values and see what comes out of a situation. You have to realize that without some emotions he becomes a cardboard cutout … and that’s what far too many villains are these days…

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