# Bill Skarsgård on Bond villain roles

> Bill Skarsgård jokes he’s 'spent' on villains but would love to be James Bond’s foe.
- Title: Bill Skarsgård on Bond villain roles · AV Club | Shortify
- Summary: Bill Skarsgård jokes he’s 'spent' on villains but would love to be James Bond’s foe.
- Keywords: bill skarsgard, james bond, villain roles, pennywise, nosferatu, casino royale, mads mikkelsen, AV Club
- Source: AV Club — https://avclub.com/bill-skarsgard-villain-roles-james-bond
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: bill skarsgard, james bond, villain roles, pennywise, nosferatu, casino royale, mads mikkelsen, entertainment, culture
## Skarsgård on villain roles
Bill Skarsgård says he’s become more discerning about playing villains after years of roles like Pennywise and Nosferatu.

> For a villain, it would have to be something that felt original to me, that was something that I hadn’t done before.
## Bond villain joke
He jokes he wasn’t even thrown into the mix for James Bond, saying they might have thought a Swede wouldn’t work.

> I wasn’t even thrown into the mix.
## Bond role appeal
A one-off Bond villain role would be similar to Mads Mikkelsen’s Casino Royale part, offering less time commitment.
## Key takeaway

Bill Skarsgård says he’s become too tired of playing villains after roles like Pennywise and Nosferatu but would gladly take a one-off Bond villain role.