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thought the place was cool and

loved running from room to

room.

A year or two after that, my

mother sent me to school at an

ashram in Pomfret, Conn. When

the ashram didn’t work out, I re-

turned to the city and attended

Intermediate School 70. I didn’t

act there. Instead, I played bass

clarinet in the band. The instru-

ment looked like a thin saxo-

phone and set me apart.

At Hampshire College, two

theater professors were espe-

cially encouraging: Rhonda Blair

and Ellen Donkin. I walked a fine

line between playwright and ac-

tor. Len Berkman, my creative-

writing adviser, pushed me over

the line to act.

The first time I felt really

comfortable on stage was in “The

Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui,” by

Bertolt Brecht. I found I was bet-

ter with an audience than with

people. I know this sounds

strange. As a group, audiences

respond to performers in an hon-

est and emotional semi-predict-

able way.

From an actor’s perspective, I

enjoyed the formality of lan-

guage. It was like having a road

map. Once you knew the lines in

ascript,youwerefreetoshape

the character any way you

wished. It was strangely liberat-

ing.

Everything changed for me in

the early 1990s when George

Wolfe invited me to become part

of New York’s Public Theater.

George was the artistic director.

He said if I made a commitment

to the Public, they’d make a com-

mitment to me.

Over the next five years, I had

an opportunity to grow and

showcase myself as an artist at

one of New York’s cultural epi-

centers. I also appeared regularly

in the Public’s “Shakespeare in

the Park” productions.

Today, I live in Manhattan’s

Nolita neighborhood. When I

moved into my apartment in

1994, it was a relatively small

one-bedroom. A few years later, I

bought the duplex next door and

broke through.

The night I moved in, I

climbed into bed and immedi-

ately realized my bedroom was

directly above the subway. I went

to sleep imagining the thunder-

ing below was the sound of the

surf. The subway is still my fa-

vorite thing about the apart-

ment.

When I act in “Ray Donovan,”

I think of my grandfather. I still

admire his stoicism, toughness

and strength.

My grandfather came to see

me perform at the Public before

he died in 1993. Backstage, he

said he loved my performance

and was overjoyed for me. He

had this habit of laughing and

crying at the same time, so

happy that his eyes would tear.

MIRAMAX/EVERETT COLLECTION; LIEV SCHREIBER (2, HISTORICAL)

Mr. Schreiber with Diane Lane,

left, in ‘A Walk on the Moon’ in

1999, and in New York City

around 1973, above, and with his

grandfather Alex Milgram, below.

Schreiber’s

Wild Ride

hair loose and had a crazy faux-

fur coat that made her look like a

Cossack. I’d walk 10 feet behind

her when she wore it.

I drew a lot growing up, most

notably elves and fairies—fan-

tasy stuff. My mother and grand-

father had encouraged me to

read when I was little. I loved

“Grimms’ Fairy Tales” and

Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer

Night’s Dream.” I also enjoyed

reading out loud, especially

Shakespeare.

When I was around 9, my

mom enrolled me in dance

classes. I danced a lot around the

house, so she thought I had

promise that should be devel-

oped.

A year later, my mother

moved us to the Integral Yoga In-

stitute on 13th Street. Her guru

named me Shivadas, which

means servant of Shiva, a leading

Hindu god. My friends called me

Häagen-Dazs. Each room at the

institute had a different color. I

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Favorite film:“Being There” (1979).

Peter Sellers blurs the line between

inspiration and idiocy.

Favorite film you’re in:“A Walk on

the Moon” (1999). It reminds me of

my grandfather.

Surprising hobby:Collage

Reflection on playing a tough guy:

Drama employs just as much tim-

ing as comedy. It’s like music.

How so:Holding a look for four

beats does something very differ-

ent than a passing glance.

Album that reminds you of grow-

ing up:The Beatles’ “Rubber Soul”

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