Quotes from Lee Van Cleef

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

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 musical.

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 want.

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

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

Audiences just naturally hate me on screen. I could play a role in a tuxedo, and people would think I was rotten. You can do much more with a villain part.

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

Being born with a pair of beady eyes was the best thing that ever happened to me.