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> [Movies are full of leading men, most of whom aren't working. It's much harder to find a good villain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-van-cleef/movies-are-full-of-leading-men-most-of-whom-aren-t-working-it-s-much/)

[Lee Van Cleef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-van-cleef/)

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## More by Lee Van Cleef

> [One day, something happened. It made life very precious to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-van-cleef/one-day-something-happened-it-made-life-very-precious-to-me/)

[Lee Van Cleef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-van-cleef/)

> [Movies are full of leading men, most of whom aren't working. It's much harder to find a good villain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-van-cleef/movies-are-full-of-leading-men-most-of-whom-aren-t-working-it-s-much/)

[Lee Van Cleef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-van-cleef/)

> [I tried to learn the languages - Italian, Spanish, and German - not to successfully. Working on a European set isn't a hell of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-van-cleef/i-tried-to-learn-the-languages-italian-spanish-and-german-not-to/)

[Lee Van Cleef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-van-cleef/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-van-cleef/if-i-could-direct-it-films-i-would-be-very-happy-but-the-economics-of/)

[Lee Van Cleef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-van-cleef/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-van-cleef/i-ll-never-kick-dogs-i-ll-never-hurt-a-child-i-ll-never-slap-a-woman/)

[Lee Van Cleef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-van-cleef/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-van-cleef/i-think-the-europeans-are-a-lot-more-spontaneous-more-artistic-to/)

[Lee Van Cleef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-van-cleef/)

> [Bad guys have always been my bag... I look mean without even trying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-van-cleef/bad-guys-have-always-been-my-bag-i-look-mean-without-even-trying/)

[Lee Van Cleef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-van-cleef/)

> [I don't care where I work. Films are an international business - not an American institution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-van-cleef/i-don-t-care-where-i-work-films-are-an-international-business-not-an/)

[Lee Van Cleef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-van-cleef/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-van-cleef/i-d-like-to-do-more-comedy-but-i-think-my-forte-is-still-in-the-heavy/)

[Lee Van Cleef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-van-cleef/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-van-cleef/a-lot-of-actors-think-that-the-more-lines-they-have-the-more/)

[Lee Van Cleef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-van-cleef/)

> [You go where the work is. It can be in my own back yard, Israel, Spain, or Yugoslavia. We may have the greatest technical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-van-cleef/you-go-where-the-work-is-it-can-be-in-my-own-back-yard-israel-spain/)

[Lee Van Cleef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-van-cleef/)

> [Audiences just naturally hate me on screen. I could play a role in a tuxedo, and people would think I was rotten. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-van-cleef/audiences-just-naturally-hate-me-on-screen-i-could-play-a-role-in-a/)

[Lee Van Cleef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-van-cleef/)

> [Being born with a pair of beady eyes was the best thing that ever happened to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-van-cleef/being-born-with-a-pair-of-beady-eyes-was-the-best-thing-that-ever/)

[Lee Van Cleef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-van-cleef/)

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