I think the Europeans are a lot more spontaneous, more artistic to some degree. But I don't think they have the technical talent we do here in the states. Here people have been trained much more specifically - they know… — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
You go where the work is. It can be in my own back yard, Israel, Spain, or Yugoslavia. We may have the greatest technical efficiency in the world, but our artistic values are not necessarily the best. — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
Movies are full of leading men, most of whom aren't working. It's much harder to find a good villain. — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
I tried to learn the languages - Italian, Spanish, and German - not to successfully. Working on a European set isn't a hell of… — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
If I could direct it [films] I would be very happy. But the economics of business don't always allow you to do what you… — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
I'll never kick dogs, I'll never hurt a child, I'll never slap a woman - three things I won't do on film. — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
I think the Europeans are a lot more spontaneous, more artistic to some degree. But I don't think they have the technical talent we… — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
Bad guys have always been my bag... I look mean without even trying. — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
I don't care where I work. Films are an international business - not an American institution. — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
I'd like to do more comedy, but i think my forte is still in the heavy. I'd love to do a comic lead, a… — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
A lot of actors think that the more lines they have the more attention they get. That's bullshit. I make people look at me.… — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
You go where the work is. It can be in my own back yard, Israel, Spain, or Yugoslavia. We may have the greatest technical… — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
Audiences just naturally hate me on screen. I could play a role in a tuxedo, and people would think I was rotten. You can… — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
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