29th April 2005, 6:54 PM
Palpatine:
"I want to rule the galaxy because I'm evil since the day I was born. I'm evil and I want power. I don't want this power for any particular reason, mind you, but I think about it and it's like "why NOT rule the galaxy"? So I do. Plus, I'm a Sith lord. Sith Lords don't do anything except try to conquer and rule other people. I mean, have you ever seen a Sith lord do anything nice before? It's just not us. Because I'm Sith, I'm a bad man who steals candy from babies and cheats on my income tax, and kills a lot of people indiscriminately. I only do this because the script calls for an evil villain, and because killing a lot of people makes me badass and a marketable commodity to sell in the form of video games and action figures, but honestly, isn't that reason enough? Who needs a reason to be bad? After all, there are lots of evil characters in stories with absolutely no motives whatsoever. I'm sure I even saw one in Shakespeare once, so THERE."
Hitler: "I want to rule the world because I feel that while my race is inherently superior to all others, both mentally and physically, we have allowed ourselves to be dominated by inferiors because we show them mercy. Once, Germany was very strong. Our neighbors admired our administrative structure and lived in mortal fear of our military might. Our ancestors destroyed the mighty Roman Empire and changed the world forever. Now, we lay prostrate at the feet of our enemies, helpless and simpering like the cowards we once slaughtered with abandon. I want to eliminate those who I percieve to dominate and persecute the Aryan race, and return Germany to it's position as the pre-eminent power of the world, and I don't care who I have to kill and what I have to destroy to achieve this goal."
The Big Bad Wolf: "I don't kill for the sake of killing. I am a wolf, and by definition, a carnivore. I want to kill the Three Little Pigs, but I do it only because they are my natural prey. It's nothing personal, I just don't like the idea of starving. And sure, I may be a character in a child's fairy tale, but as you can see, I am a more convincing villain with deeper motives than Palpatine."
"I want to rule the galaxy because I'm evil since the day I was born. I'm evil and I want power. I don't want this power for any particular reason, mind you, but I think about it and it's like "why NOT rule the galaxy"? So I do. Plus, I'm a Sith lord. Sith Lords don't do anything except try to conquer and rule other people. I mean, have you ever seen a Sith lord do anything nice before? It's just not us. Because I'm Sith, I'm a bad man who steals candy from babies and cheats on my income tax, and kills a lot of people indiscriminately. I only do this because the script calls for an evil villain, and because killing a lot of people makes me badass and a marketable commodity to sell in the form of video games and action figures, but honestly, isn't that reason enough? Who needs a reason to be bad? After all, there are lots of evil characters in stories with absolutely no motives whatsoever. I'm sure I even saw one in Shakespeare once, so THERE."
Hitler: "I want to rule the world because I feel that while my race is inherently superior to all others, both mentally and physically, we have allowed ourselves to be dominated by inferiors because we show them mercy. Once, Germany was very strong. Our neighbors admired our administrative structure and lived in mortal fear of our military might. Our ancestors destroyed the mighty Roman Empire and changed the world forever. Now, we lay prostrate at the feet of our enemies, helpless and simpering like the cowards we once slaughtered with abandon. I want to eliminate those who I percieve to dominate and persecute the Aryan race, and return Germany to it's position as the pre-eminent power of the world, and I don't care who I have to kill and what I have to destroy to achieve this goal."
The Big Bad Wolf: "I don't kill for the sake of killing. I am a wolf, and by definition, a carnivore. I want to kill the Three Little Pigs, but I do it only because they are my natural prey. It's nothing personal, I just don't like the idea of starving. And sure, I may be a character in a child's fairy tale, but as you can see, I am a more convincing villain with deeper motives than Palpatine."
YOU CANNOT HIDE FOREVER
WE STAND AT THE DOOR
WE STAND AT THE DOOR