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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.

Liev Schreiber

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Liev Schreiber
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: October 4
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I think New York will always be this incredible international crossroads, and I don't think that will ever change.
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Call me communist, but I think that's something that everyone, regardless of their family's income, has a right to, and I was fortunate enough to have a mother who felt that way as well.
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Every girl I've gone out with has said something to me first.
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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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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 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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I'm kind of an obsessive-compulsive person, like, neat obsessive.
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I find that the most interestingly written parts happen to be the bad guys.
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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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Part of what I enjoy about the theatre and acting is that sense of history.
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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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