Screens Quotes by Lee Van Cleef

One day, something happened. It made life very precious to me.

— Lee Van Cleef

Movies are full of leading men, most of whom aren't working. It's much harder to find a good villain.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— Lee Van Cleef

Bad guys have always been my bag... I look mean without even trying.

— Lee Van Cleef

I don't care where I work. Films are an international business - not an American institution.

— 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…

— 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.…

— 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…

— 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…

— Lee Van Cleef