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" A lot of times in Hollywood you're as good as your last job. "
Liev Schreiber
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" The premise for me has always been that it's vulnerable people who do violent things. And the more vulnerable they feel, often, the more violent they are. But I think, you know, that's an idea that comes from history, from classical theater, for me. "
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