I came from a family where I felt great pressure to be financially successful, and I felt that staying in Chicago and… — David Schwimmer Copy Share Image
It was really interesting to be editing the film [Trust] in New York and directing the play in Chicago, and one definitely… — David Schwimmer Copy Share Image
I've commissioned an adaptation of 'The Jungle', by Upton Sinclair, a story of a young immigrant from Lithuania to the meat-packing industry… — David Schwimmer Copy Share Image
I love directing. It's something I started doing in theatre when I was in university in Chicago and I started a theatre… — David Schwimmer Copy Share Image
There's nothing like a play. It's so immediate and every performance is different. As an actor, you have the most control over what the… — David Schwimmer Copy Share Image
Relax and be yourself, as if you'd ever just be standing in front of a camera not talking to anyone! It's very odd. — David Schwimmer Copy Share Image
When you're playing the same character for a decade it's natural that there are moments when you want to try something new. — David Schwimmer Copy Share Image
I don't think I responded very well to the sudden celebrity, the sudden fame, and the loss of privacy. — David Schwimmer Copy Share Image
I think a huge amount of it is because of the Internet. Every single thing in the world is accessible with a few clicks.… — David Schwimmer Copy Share Image
As an actor, the training I received was that I walk through the world as an observer of life and of people. My job… — David Schwimmer Copy Share Image
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… — David Schwimmer Copy Share Image
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,… — David Schwimmer Copy Share Image
I'm often asked whether Friends has been an albatross around my neck, or whether people only see me as 'Ross from Friends, but I… — David Schwimmer Copy Share Image
There is a danger, if you cast someone who is 18, 19 or 20 to play 14 or 15, that very subtly, almost unconsciously,… — David Schwimmer Copy Share Image
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