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Hamlet is a remarkably easy role. Physically it's hard because it tends to be about three hours long and you're talking the whole time. But it's a simple role and it adapts itself very well, because the thing about Hamlet is, we all are Hamlet. (Liev Schreiber)
There's the private persona and the public persona and the two shall never meet. View quote
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No, I grew up admiring people who played ice hockey. View quote
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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. View quote
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If I'm doing my job as an actor, the audience knows everything I know about the character. View quote
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If you fall in love with somebody you're working with, fine, but wait till your project is over. View quote
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That's one of the benefits of working on big budget films. You work with people who have a lot of experience and you get to learn a lot. View quote
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I get panic attacks in big crowds. View quote
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If you are going to remake a film, you may as well remake a classic. View quote
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When you're in a place like New York or D.C. you just can't beat it, and it's so hard to recreate because they are both such distinctive places. View quote
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I was a writer. I just wasn't a very good one. I was lucky enough to have a playwriting teacher who told me that I'd be a better actor than I would a playwright. (Liev Schreiber)
You can think about your career or you can think about your job. I like to think about my job. View quote
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I'm actually a very bad surfer, which is good because everybody likes a bad surfer. Nobody likes a good surfer. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm not that interested in working with impervious people. View quote
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I manage to hide in my movies. View quote
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Where else do you find great directors? Acting is one of the places. View quote
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As soon as you know what you're doing, you're doing it wrong. View quote
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You should never ask actors about politics. View quote
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A lot of times in Hollywood you're as good as your last job. View quote
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Some actors need to be rattled and some need to be focused. (Liev Schreiber)
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?' View quote
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Actors, you know, they're often awkward people in real life. View quote
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Every girl I've gone out with has said something to me first. View quote
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I really don't think there is anybody in the business with better eyes than Elijah Wood. View quote
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Liev Schreiber

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Occupation: American Actor
Born: October 4, 1967
Quotes count: 56