Liev Schreiber Quotes

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Liev Schreiber

Profession : Actor

Birth : October 4, 1967

I was always curious about motivation and intention, and really, that's a lot of what acting is. I was a little bit different.

Liev Schreiber

We have to remember to respect the faith of people and maybe not the organizations or the groups that manifest around it.

Liev Schreiber

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.

Liev Schreiber

That's really how I got started was doing Shakespeare. When I got out of school, I was lucky enough to meet George Wolfe, who ran The Public Theater.

Liev Schreiber

I think, the first time I played Iago at the Public Theater, I realized I had a - much to my chagrin - I realized I had an instinct for these conflicted characters, for these torn characters, for these characters who could be described as evil. I wouldn't describe them that way.

Liev Schreiber

My mother didn't let me see color films. I saw a lot of black-and-white films. The first time I saw Basil Rathbone, I was completely taken. To me, that was the epitome of great acting, was Basil Rathbone - not only in Sherlock Holmes, but the Sheriff of Nottingham, and all the terrible characters he had to play alongside Errol Flynn.

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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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It's finding time for each other. That's the trick to any relationship, you know. Finding time to really be present for each other.

Liev Schreiber

The worst bar fights I ever saw were in London. I saw a guy break a pint glass in another guy's face in a club in the Eighties. It was a gay club, too.

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When my grandpa was moved to physical action, you felt utter terror.

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I have the kind of face that people want to punch.

Liev Schreiber

Theater is consistent. You ride your bike to work. You get most of the day off so you can see your kids. My problem is that after three months, I go mad. One of the reasons I never thought I could do a TV show is that I hate doing the same thing over and over again.

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