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David Schwimmer

David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) is an American actor, director, and producer. He is known for playing Ross Geller in the sitcom Friends. Schwimmer began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in theater and speech. After graduation, Schwimmer co-founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company. For much of the late 1980s, he lived in Los Angeles as a struggling, unemployed actor.

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At this age - I'm 44 - I think life's too short. I want it to mean something to me, if I'm going to spend that much time doing it.

Age, Mean, Spend, Thinking

With the success of the last three or so years, when a lot of people start treating you differently, there's a danger that you may start to think of yourself differently. You rely on your friends to say, 'Hey, wake up!

People, Say, Thinking, Wake, Years

I'm very goal oriented.

Goal, Goal Oriented, Oriented

If I were given a choice between two films and one was dark and explored depraved, troubled or sick aspects of our culture, I would always opt for that over the next romantic comedy.

Culture, Dark, Romantic, Sick, Troubled, Two

A lot of a movie is locations, frankly.

Frankly, Location, Locations, Movie

There are certain pressures and things that change your life to a degree that, in the cost benefit analysis that constantly goes on, sometimes makes you think, 'Maybe I should just leave.

Benefit, Certain, Change, Cost Benefit Analysis, Make You Think, Thinking

I think the other honest attraction was that I just grew up loving watching TV and loving watching film, and there's so many directors and actors that I dreamed of working with, I just really wanted to take a crack at it and see if I could ever work with some of those.

Directors, Dreamed, Thinking, Watching, Watching Tv, Work

If someone doesn't believe enough in your product to put money in to it, then you should rethink how good the product is.

Believe, Enough, Good, Product, Should

I find America falling in love with a TV show flattering and interesting, but at the same time a little sad.

America, Falling In Love, Sad, Same, Time, Tv Shows

When you see Liana [Liberato], who at the time was 14, there is an inexperience and innocence that you can't act and you can't fake.

Fake, Inexperience, Innocence, Liberato, See

I didn't want to be a victim of my own message [in Trust film]. I didn't want to take advantage of a 14-year-old actor. I didn't want there to be any nudity, or any real overt violence. I think it's more terrifying that there is no violence, in that moment. There's control and there's power, but there's no violence.

Film, Real, Take, Thinking, Violence, Years

There are days when I think: what if I just checked out? What if I grew a beard and went off to live somewhere remote? I have often wondered about the freedom that would bring.

Beard, Checked, Think, Thinking, What If, Wondered

Sometimes I've felt that the industry has typecast me as a certain kind of character. But then I think all it really takes is one role, the right role, to shake that up and change that perception.

Character, Felt, Kind, Perception, Role, Thinking

Directing takes a lot longer than acting. This was about seven years in development, and then two and a half years with pre-production, production, post and now the release. Not that I have people banging on my door to star in movies, but it takes me out of the acting game for a longer chunk of time.

Chunk, Doors, People, Release, Stars, Years

If I'm going to do something, I really put everything into it and I want it to mean something to me.

Everything, Ifs, Mean, Want

It's really important to me not to be known as Ross when I'm 60.

Important, Known, Ross

My parents from a very young age raised my sister and I under a pressure to achieve. Theyre both attorneys. So good marks, getting through university, there was a huge emphasis and pressure to do well and keep going.

Age, Keep, Marks, Parent, Pressure, University

Can I tell you how strange it is to look in your rearview mirror and see guys in cars tailing you?

Car, Cars, Guy, Guys, Mirrors, See

I had invited 50 or 60 peers and friends, most of whom were parents, to see the film [Trust], and I asked about the last scene. It was interesting because it was split right down the middle, 50
50. About half the audience wanted it to end with the very emotional scene between Clive and Liana, and that feeling of realization and catharsis. And, the other half were adamant about keeping that last scene.

Asked, Clive, Emotional, Interesting, Parent, Parents

I'm fiercely loyal to my friends, and I really cherish my friendships.

Cherish, Fierce, Fiercely, Friendships, Loyal

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