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Liev Schreiber, born on October 4, 1967, is a renowned actor from Canada. He has starred in numerous film, television, and stage productions, earning high praise for his exceptional acting skills and versatile character portrayals.

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“Someone very smart once said to me, "Steal, don't borrow." So if there's anything good in anything anyone else does, it's fair game. I think that everything I've ever done at some point is part of someone else's legacy.”

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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 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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“The celebrity mill is so active these days that actors can make careers out of being themselves, and I don't know that I want to. I think I'm just figuring out how to make a career out of not being myself. It's hard.”

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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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“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.”

Thinking Way Wells Enough Mother Felt Income Fortunate Call Me Communist

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“And I think for me theres a lot of neurosis involved with where you should be or thinking about where you are all the time instead of being where you are.”

Thinking Should Involved Where You Are Neurosis

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“You can think about your career or you can think about your job. I like to think about my job.”

Thinking Jobs Careers

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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.”

Thinking Play Pitching

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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'm drawn to people who share that sense of loss. All actors are trying to repair damaged relationships. I think that might be why I've been drawn to other actors.”

People Thinking Trying Might Actors Loss Share

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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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“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.”

Thinking Writing Persons Funny Things

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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 really don't think there is anybody in the business with better eyes than Elijah Wood.”

Thinking Eye Woods Elijah

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“I think New York will always be this incredible international crossroads, and I don't think that will ever change.”

Thinking New York Incredibles International Crossroads

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“I think that everything I've ever done at some point is part of someone else's legacy.”

Thinking Done Legacy

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“I didn't think that a career in theater was very realistic so I thought the only thing I could make money doing and still be somewhat artistic was, god help me, advertising.”

Thinking Stills Helping Careers Theater Advertising Artistic Making Money Help Me Realistic God Help Doing Me God Help Me

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“I direct in the same way that I act, which is thinking about what the scene needs.”

Thinking Way Needs Scene Direct

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“My publicist told me not to talk about politics but, yes, I think we have a president who stole the election.”

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About the Author

Born: October 4, 1967
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 76

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