Lee Van Cleef Movie Quotes & Lines – 138 Classics (+ Audio)

Updated: May 25, 2026

Find and rate the best quotes by Lee Van Cleef, selected from famous or less known movies, as rated by our community, featuring short sound clips in MP3 and WAV formats.

1 Even a filthy beggar like that has got a protecting angel.

As Angel Eyes in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

2 Why should a man walk around with a pistol and let himself be insulted? It's mighty strange.

As Colonel Douglas Mortimer in For a Few Dollars More

3 Listen to my voice. There's nothing below you. There's nothing around you. We are one.

As John Peter McAllister in The Master (1984)

4 It's about the survival of the human race. Something you don't give a _ about.

As Bob Hauk in Escape from New York

5 Boy, I've reached almost 50 years of age with my system. Not many men last long in these parts.

As Colonel Douglas Mortimer in For a Few Dollars More

6 As you're aware, when two hunters go after the same prey, they usually end up shooting each other in the back, and we don't want shoot each other in the back.

As Colonel Douglas Mortimer in For a Few Dollars More

7 Tell me, colonel... were you ever young? -Yeah. And just as reckless as you.

Clint Eastwood as The Man With No Name; Lee Van Cleef as Colonel Douglas Mortimer in For a Few Dollars More

8 What's that? Or is the question indiscreet? -No. The question isn't indiscreet. But the answer could be.

Clint Eastwood as The Man With No Name; Lee Van Cleef as Colonel Douglas Mortimer in For a Few Dollars More

9 A warrior in 16th-century Japan sat under an icy waterfall with his arms above his head like this without moving for 86 hours. -Why'd he do that? -I can't imagine.

As John Peter McAllister in The Master (1984)

10 You wanna be a ninja? -I still do, yeah. -Then you must have a plan!

As John Peter McAllister in The Master (1984)