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I direct in the same way that I act, which is thinking about what the scene needs.
Liev Schreiber
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Liev Schreiber
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: October 4
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Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
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San Francisco County
California
Isaac Liev Schreiber
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Actors are as good as they allow themselves to be, and to portray life, you have to have as broad an experience of it as you possibly can, so everything's worth it.
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Part of what I enjoy about the theatre and acting is that sense of history.
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As soon as you know what you're doing, you're doing it wrong.
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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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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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Pitching. You're pitching yourself constantly which is probably why there are so many plays about sales. I think also it's like life.
Liev Schreiber
I think New York will always be this incredible international crossroads, and I don't think that will ever change.
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I find that the most interestingly written parts happen to be the bad guys.
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If you are going to remake a film, you may as well remake a classic.
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You know, I have a deep, deep affinity for Dr. Suess.
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Actors, you know, they're often awkward people in real life.
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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 grew up in the Lower East Side of New York.
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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'm a typically lazy person. It is sort of characteristic of actors.
Liev Schreiber
Every girl I've gone out with has said something to me first.
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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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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 am so used to being able to express myself from being an actor. So when people don't understand me, I'm just completely lost.
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You can think about your career or you can think about your job. I like to think about my job.
Liev Schreiber
