Liev schreiber

I'm kind of an obsessive-compulsive person, like, neat obsessive.

I'm actually a very bad surfer, which is good because everybody likes a bad surfer. Nobody likes a good surfer.

You should never ask actors about politics.

If you fall in love with somebody you're working with, fine, but wait till your project is over.

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

I was always drawn to tough girls. I liked that domineering thing.

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.

Don't hit people; don't let it get you too angry; remember that everything you do can and will be used against you. And take a breath and have some perspective.

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...

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.