Iago Villain Quotes & Sayings

Shakespeare villains were extraordinary. Macbeth, Iago, Richard III ... They're so richly layered that a British actor would find it almost impossible to create a two-dimensional villain, if he's explored in his early years or continues to explore his Shakespearean heritage. You can almost not judge them, if they're played really well. — Ben Kingsley

Brabantio: "You are a villain!"
Iago: "You are a senator! — William Shakespeare

And what's he then that says I play the villain? — William Shakespeare

Iago says, I am not what I am, and for this he is called deceitful, a villain. Odd, isn't it? I have always found him to be the most truthful of Shakespeare's creations. We are none of us who we are. — Kate Walbert