Liev Schreiber Quotes

My face moves, unlike some actors' do. I guess it's kind of a response to what's happening internally.

Anger is an emotion, not a compass.

When you're watching a movie and find yourself getting emotional, it's because you're bringing something personal to the images. It's the same thing with acting. You're bringing the essence of your core emotional being to that moment.

One of the things an actor tries to access is immediacy, so that you feel like you're experiencing it for the first time. But when you're playing a character who knows what's going to happen and can't stop himself to reacting although he knows he can't stop himself from reacting, there's a whole separate set of things to consider.

Whether you need to like a character, I don't think that's necessary in order to portray him.

If you feel like you're doing terrible in a scene, that usually means that you're not listening because you're too preoccupied with yourself... you're not listening to your scene partner. If you listen, you're naturally going to get that response that the camera's going to pick up because you just react.

I don't have a lot of shame. That doesn't mean I can't feel bad about the way someone reacts to me or about something I read about myself online. But I don't have a lot of guilt, no. I've always been this way. I'm missing a chip.

It's a strange thing when someone passes away. It's always when you're not expecting it that you're affected by it. When we first started filming, we were filming with existing characters in a location that we'd never been before.

There's times where I get emotionally hijacked, then I'll try and force something and do something.

When you see bad acting, that's usually what it is - they're not listening to the other characters. It's always hard with first-time actors to get them in that moment where they are really listening to the other characters and reacting to the other characters.

I overheard one of my friends say, 'If Amari scores, I bet he's real happy and he'll get real excited.' I just so happened to score, and since I heard him say that, I was like, 'Nah, I'm not going to get really excited.' And for some reason, that felt like the right thing to do. I been the same way since.

You see all the movies where people say, 'Don't fight out of anger'? They say that for a reason.

The normal MGK reaction that everyone expects is for me to be angry and go off, because my history shows that's the type of attitude I'm bringing to the table.

There are times when I surprise myself with the kind of patience I have shown and then there are times when I felt that I could have handled it easily but I made a mountain out of a mole.

When you react to things, that's when you get into trouble and it's tough to completely control a split-second reaction.

I listen to my emotions. That's why I react once I get provoked sometimes.

I don't react and think off emotions - that gets you in a bad situation.

I'm left-brain dominant, so anxiety and nervousness don't affect me; most emotions don't.

I was too aggressive. Too angry.

Anger is an unnecessary emotion. Loads of stuff in life can trigger it, but what matters is how you react. I choose not to react.

You know how kids have a meltdown? They're overtired or overstimulated? Every once in a while, Wayne, as Mickey, would say, 'Aw, what's the matter, little fella?' And the kid would stop crying, his eyes would get big, and he'd look around, and the parents would say, 'What just happened?'

I feel like we sometimes let our emotions and anger get in the way.

There's no reason ever to steal because you're upset.

I am one of those people who are really short-tempered, but I don't lose it unless it is justified.

I get angry very fast, and it's intense. I start breathing heavily, and don't like it.