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I'm kind of an obsessive-compulsive person, like, neat obsessive.

Liev Schreiber

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Liev Schreiber
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: October 4
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San Francisco County
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I think people respond to truthful, simple narrative, and the more you try to dress it up to try and do something else, the harder it is for people to relate to.
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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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No, I grew up admiring people who played ice hockey.
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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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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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Everyone assumes that novelists are smarter and more interesting. They're generally smarter and more interesting, but they're often very short. So it kind of cancels all the smart and interesting stuff out.
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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 find that the most interestingly written parts happen to be the bad guys.
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Flaws reveal a lot about a character and who people are. The flawed elements of a character are where I find their humanity. Those are the things I tend to identify with - the weaknesses. I don't know why, but I identify with struggle more than with success.
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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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I want to forget what I've learned about the character, but the reality is that you can't, because you've absorbed it. It's there in that moment when you need it. The hard part is to trust it.
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I actually loved Winnipeg. Everyone told me I was going to hate it, but it was great.
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As soon as you know what you're doing, you're doing it wrong.
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A lot of times in Hollywood you're as good as your last job.
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Pitching. You're pitching yourself constantly which is probably why there are so many plays about sales. I think also it's like life.
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There's something cathartic about swearing 150 times after spending ten hours in the editing room.
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I really do think that if you're doing your job right, you're never gonna be what the other actor was, but you can be influenced by his intelligence and his choices.
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You know, I have a deep, deep affinity for Dr. Suess.
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