I am a professional actor and I don't go about moralizing about what the character does. Otherwise, seriously, why be an actor? You're not making some kind of social statement. That's not what actors do. They may inadvertently do it, but it's because of the script, not the acting.
Malcolm McDowellOnce you commit to something, you've got to commit the whole way. Try and make the best of it.
Malcolm McDowellMy favorite actor who played villains - who could play anything, really - was Jimmy Cagney.
Malcolm McDowellI 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.
Malcolm McDowell