Because you like Proposition Joe Stewart in The Wire

Kesuke Miyagi is a karate expert who thinks the best way a scrawny high schooler can learn how to defend himself is by washing every surface in sight. See them in The Karate Kid.

Keeping your cool is just as useful in the underworld as in war, and Michael Corleone is stone-cold. See them in The Godfather.

Mitchell Pritchett prefers to have a place for everything and everything in its place. See them in Modern Family.

A loyal assistant to Nelson and Murdock, Karen Page has a way of finding trouble. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Riggan Thomson is a washed-up movie star running from his inner demons. Alas those inner demons look just like the superhero he used to play. See them in Birdman.

Columbus can't trust anyone. The first girl he let into his life tried to eat him. See them in Zombieland .

Britta Perry has never met a cause she couldn't passionately champion—at least for a little bit. See them in Community.

Freddie Freeman is a superhero aficionado with a dark sense of humor. See them in DC Extended Universe.

This master marksman may be a villain, but Deadshot's motives aren't quite as selfish as they seem. See them in DC Extended Universe.

It's certainly easier to get great footage of crimes when you can guarantee they'll happen. See them in Nightcrawler.

Vincent Vega likes a good steak, a cheap milkshake, and killing a target without anything going wrong. See them in Pulp Fiction.