Liev Schreiber Quotes
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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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I struggle with the idea of comparing people's work and art. The notion of giving awards or putting a competitive spin on something that is a relative art form is sort of odd to me.
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I have Slavic fat pads that make me look like a chipmunk and arched predatory eyebrows. With that, you're not going to get funny. That's why I play so many bad guys.
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I manage to hide in my movies.
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I went to school in Massachusetts at Hampshire College.
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We have to remember to respect the faith of people and maybe not the organizations or the groups that manifest around it.
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You always have to create the character from the ground up.
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Part of what I enjoy about the theatre and acting is that sense of history.
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I'm not that interested in working with impervious people.
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I was always curious about motivation and intention, and really, that's a lot of what acting is. I was a little bit different.
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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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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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I love my mother and father. The older I get, the more I value everything that they gave me.
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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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If you are going to remake a film, you may as well remake a classic.
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I had great teachers, great ensembles, and great companies to work with who supported my career.
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Every girl I've gone out with has said something to me first.
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I'm someone who started in the theater and really couldn't stand repeating the show. My favorite part of acting is the five or six weeks of rehearsal that you get. I like doing previews; I like the opening week because my friends and family come, and then after that, I don't want to do it anymore.
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The premise for me has always been that it's vulnerable people who do violent things. And the more vulnerable they feel, often, the more violent they are. But I think, you know, that's an idea that comes from history, from classical theater, for me.
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The interesting thing about doing serial television is that the character is growing separate from you, the character and the show are growing, and you get to observe that and participate with it in a way that I think is actually really exciting for an actor.
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I find old women at weddings and funerals attractive; I have this weird mortality thing.
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If I'm doing my job as an actor, the audience knows everything I know about the character.
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I was always curious about motivation and intention, and really, that's a lot of what acting is.
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There's nothing more exciting than that conversation you have with a live audience. It's the best feeling in the world.