Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber
Isaac Liev Schreiberis an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s, having appeared in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywood films, including the Scream trilogy of horror films, Phantoms, The Sum of All Fears, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Salt, Taking Woodstock, Goon, and Oscar Best Picture winner Spotlight...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth4 October 1967
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
If eyes are the portals of the soul, Elijah's got garage doors.
I can sense that there's something that I need to decompress from, but I just don't have the time right now. I think the trick is not to look back. If I stop and realize what I've been through, I think I would probably faint.
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.
The best gig is the one you've got.
I direct in the same way that I act, which is thinking about what the scene needs.
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.
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.
No, I grew up admiring people who played ice hockey.
If you are going to remake a film, you may as well remake a classic.
I'm kind of an obsessive-compulsive person, like, neat obsessive.
I was always curious about motivation and intention, and really, that's a lot of what acting is.
As soon as you know what you're doing, you're doing it wrong.
Some actors need to be rattled and some need to be focused
As soon as you know what you're doing, you're doing it wrong. That's what I find with acting. As soon as it becomes padded, it becomes pat.