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There's a little bit of viUkdny in every one, says Lee Van Cieei, one aj TV*s most despicable villains.ULEVIONlt;**■ -* - «■ ,» •r* i «t ii rVi vi * i i r. t!., m * V*' v\illainv Is His BusinessBy Terry VernonIndependent, Press*Teleg ratn Television ColumnistT^EXT TIME you. watch a television villain smile as he pumps bullets into a helpless victim’s back, check your reaction.There's a small- part of you that might enjoy doing the same thing.Lee Van Cieef, an actor who has made a business out. of being disliked, feels that everyone has a bit of sadism in his nature. But most people, he says, have successfully suppressed it to JJie extent that they don't realize it exists.VAN OLEEF doesn't get much chance to suppress his.‘Tve pretended that I enjoy shooting people in the back sooften that I've found myself smiling without meaning to. There have been times when I/ve had to suppress glee at someone else's despair, he says. •This can be brought out in almost anyone, Van Cieef believes. The more pleasure a villain seems to derive from his evil deeds, the richer the vicarious thrill for the viewers.Villains usually get their come-uppanee, on or off film, and it makes for a short life for Van Cieef.I get my licks in during the first part of a show, but always wind up getting killed in the last aci_
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Independent Press Telegram
Long Beach, California, US
Sun, Sep 07, 1958
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