I’ve always heard that most actors enjoy playing villains. It’s kind of fun to write about them, too. Fictional villains, that is. Not real ones.
https://leeduigon.com/2016/06/15/how-bad-should-your-villains-be/
Note to those who really want me to unravel Obann’s glorious past: Some of that will be done in Book No. 11, The Temptation, so please stay tuned.
I’ve heard the same thing about actors – sort of an alter ego doing things that would otherwise be frowned upon in real life. Jack Nicholson seemed always to be particularly suited to that 🙂 Or better still, how about Boris Karloff and Vincent Price!