199 Quotes by Liev Schreiber

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.

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.

Everyone assumes that novelists are smarter and more interesting. They’re generally smarter and more interesting, but they’re often very short. So it kind of cancels all the smart and interesting stuff out.

Flaws reveal a lot about a character and who people are. The flawed elements of a character are where I find their humanity. Those are the things I tend to identify with – the weaknesses. I don’t know why, but I identify with struggle more than with success.

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?’

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

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

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.

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