I’m Liev Schreiber.
This is the Wired Autocomplete interview.
(Suspenseful music begins)
(Reeve shouts)
Was that the point?
Or did you want to know if I was in Scream?
(Suspenseful music continues)
Ah, here’s what you asked.
Oh my gosh.
How to pronounce Liev Schreiber.
Liev Schreiber, that’s how you pronounce it.
I can’t remember the last time I heard my name
Correctly said.
It could have been my mother’s house.
Liev Schreiber is a Jets fan.
Liev Schreiber is a Jets fan.
Unfortunately, Liev Schreiber is also a Giants fan.
Liev Schreiber is a fan of just about every team.
I’ve done the Hard Knock Show.
Because you get to know these people
People at a turning point in their careers
And since it’s moving, you start following it.
And then you start to care about them.
That’s why I think this show is good.
I guess that’s why I’m a fan of so many NFL teams.
There are too many Liev Schreiber awards to list here.
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan.
I really loved the show, so it was fun to be a part of it.
Everyone there was my friend.
And they remain my friends.
And if you do something like that
After seven or eight years, those people become your family.
I’m used to it because I was a stage actor.
I had a job that I was supposed to work for three months.
They become very close with people and then they leave.
And that
The best part of TV is working with people.
If the show is successful, it will run for a really long time.
I miss all those people so much.
There is no Ray Donovan group.
Now, let’s see what else you want to know.
Want to hear Liev Schreiber scream?
(Reeve shouts)
Was that the point?
Or did you want to know if I was in Scream?
It’s probably close to that.
Yeah, I was in Scream. I was in Scream 1.
Scream 2 and Scream 3.
I met with the producer and asked him
Whoever my agent was at the time
He gave me this role.
I just had to go up and down the stairs
And they would give me $20,000.
And at that point I was like, “Yes!”
And so I did.
And the next thing I know, this was a hit Zeitgeist.
I’m in second and third place.
So, my career actually owes a lot to Scream.
Does Liev Schreiber play hockey?
It’s very bad.
I learned hockey for the Goons.
Because I had to play the enforcer.
And, you know, there aren’t many enforcers.
They’re great hockey players.
I wasn’t a great hockey player.
But I had to look like I knew how to skate.
So I got sent to hockey camp for five weeks.
This is one of the amazing things
The best thing about acting in a movie is that you get to learn a lot.
Liev Schreiber’s Asteroid City.
Yes, I was in Asteroid City.
On the set of Wes Anderson’s
I don’t know if you’ve ever seen a show called Captain Kangaroo.
That’s it.
Check it out on YouTube.
Liev Schreiber as a child.
I grew up on the Lower East Side of New York.
I was a little blonde kid with hair that reached down to my butt.
And I, for some reason,
All the kids in the neighborhood called me Boots.
Because he was wearing cowboy boots
It was about 3 sizes too big.
I guess that sums up my childhood.
What else would you like to know?
Liev Schreiber on Broadway?
Yes, I’ve been to Broadway a few times.
Actually, Tony has one too.
I mean, I don’t have that here.
But I own one.
There’s no comparison.
It’s a whole different animal, but I love it.
That’s difficult.
The schedule is tight.
The pay will be much less.
However, Broadway can be a little more lucrative.
There’s something about the theater
This sounds really corny but
But to me, that place is like church.
It’s about the audience, it’s about the community.
About 500 to 800 people are mingling in the darkness.
And it has less to do with the actors than you might think.
There’s laughter in the theater
Something that does not exist in reality.
There is a laugh of approval.
The audience sees something and they go there.
(Reeve laughs)
And laughter is a way to communicate.
Ask others in the room to share something
With this story, this idea, this theme.
What we do on stage is really
Prepare something for them to become
Get closer to each other.
So that they can get closer to themselves.
I think I’ll do the same thing with movies.
But I love the theater
In a very visceral and real way.
It’s as if we were sitting next to each other
And it’s happening.
And they, if it’s a good one,
It’s fundamentally different.
Liev Schreiber talks too much about theater.
Liev Schreiber Everything is illuminated.
Yes, I didn’t star in it, but I did direct it.
Taken from a book by Jonathan Safran Ford.
It was the beginning for me
About my interest in America as a country for my grandchildren.
One of the reasons I’m so interested in the Ukrainian war is
One of the reasons I started Blue Check
And one of the reasons we need to be vigilant is
About our democracy, it is
We owe a debt to our grandparents.
That is what we have to do.
Unfortunately, sometimes,
Perform maintenance.
No, Liev Schreiber is not Wolverine.
But I was in a Wolverine movie.
And I played his brother, Victor Creed, who is Sabretooth.
No, I’m no Nicole Kidman either.
If that’s not clear to you guys.
But I ended up doing a show with Nicole Kidman.
They’re called the perfect couple
It was really fun.
She’s a fantastic actress and incredibly mischievous.
It was really fun acting with her.
what else?
So, will Liev Schreiber return as Sabretooth?
It is possible.
That meant a lot of weightlifting and eating chicken.
I don’t know if I can do that.
But if someone has a great idea, I’ll be on board.
Why was Liev Schreiber with Usyk?
He’s probably the person I respect the most.
In the world right now.
I’m a big boxing fan.
But that’s not why I love Alexander Usyk.
What I like about Alexander Usyk is his belief
And his values and who he is.
Fighters always swear.
We talk about each other before we fight.
And Woo-shik is always smiling and kind.
And always be respectful.
There is something special about his work ethic.
The average boxer has 30 to 40 amateur bouts.
Usyk is worth around 330 points.
He practices.
Kobe’s thoughts were,
If you’ve never shot before, don’t shoot.
Practice 1000 times.
Usyk is doing that in boxing.
It’s work ethic, it’s respect, it’s integrity.
The fact that he is Ukrainian
He represents strength and resilience
Of his people, and not just his people,
But we can all do something
If we are serious about it, he is very special to me.
So when he invited me to come and walk the ring,
I felt very honored and also very nervous.
I was so scared that I would bring disaster upon him.
But thankfully, he was who he was and he won.
He is the world heavyweight champion, by the way.
Voiced by Liev Schreiber.
Yes, I’ve done it a few times.
He was in a Spider-Man movie.
I did My Little Pony and Isle of Dogs.
Well, I did a little bit of voice acting.
Liev Schreiber’s beard.
Yes, I have a beard.
So, I wouldn’t call it a beard, I would call it stubble.
As it began with Ray Donovan
And as the years go by,
You see, my face is pretty fat.
That’s why in our family we call it the slab fat pad.
And I, because of my stubble,
Your face looks a little thinner.
Stubble is useful, guys.
What is it called when a man does that?
They will give you tips on grooming and more.
Stubble has a positive effect on the fatty layer of the Slavs.
oh really?
There was nothing like that.
People want to know what else is even worse.
The most important thing is,
Does he have any children?
Is he married?
They want to know all of that.
I was a little disappointed.
I have three.
I don’t think these are the most important questions.
The information the internet has about me.
I think there’s a lot more on the internet.
The awful questions about me that you are protecting me from.
Someone is protecting me from the nasty questions.
This is what the internet has about me.
But you can always just Google it.
(A mysterious chime rings out.)
