Liev Schreiber Quotes

• You watch a hockey game, and the hand-eye coordination and the speed is really miraculous; how those guys track the puck alone, just following it with their eyes.

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• Well, I don’t think I’ve ever been a huge target for the press, and I value that to a degree, because there’s a certain value for actors staying beneath the radar so they can play characters.

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• I’m drawn to people who share that sense of loss. All actors are trying to repair damaged relationships. I think that might be why I’ve been drawn to other actors.

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• I think it’s really, really important to mix it up as an actor, to try to get as much kind of varied experience as you can, not only for your own personal growth as an actor but for the audience to keep them guessing about what you’re going to do.

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• I love having that creative discussion where, at the end of the day, you both feel better for having done it. Maybe it’s a typically Jewish thing, where you sort of go at each other.

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• Film is such a bizarre vehicle for acting. It’s such a bizarre experience. I don’t think you ever really get familiar with it. If you do get familiar with it, you’re probably not that good anymore.

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• Don’t hit people; don’t let it get you too angry; remember that everything you do can and will be used against you. And take a breath and have some perspective.

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• And you know, I hate to admit this, but I don’t always think in terms of Shakespeare. When I eat, I do. When I’m at a restaurant, I’ll think, ‘Hmm, what would Macbeth have ordered?’

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• And I think for me there’s a lot of neurosis involved with where you should be or thinking about where you are all the time instead of being where you are.

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• You know, I have a deep, deep affinity for Dr. Suess.

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• You always have to create the character from the ground up.

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• Where else do you find great directors? Acting is one of the places.

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• When you’re in a place like New York or D.C. you just can’t beat it, and it’s so hard to recreate because they are both such distinctive places.

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• The funny thing is that I write and I act a lot about being Jewish, but I don’t really think about it as a regular person.

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• The best gig is the one you’ve got.

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• That’s one of the benefits of working on big budget films. You work with people who have a lot of experience and you get to learn a lot.

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• Part of what I enjoy about the theatre and acting is that sense of history.

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• No, I grew up admiring people who played ice hockey.

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• If you are going to remake a film, you may as well remake a classic.

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• I’m not that interested in working with impervious people.

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Liev Schreiber (57)

Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter

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