David Schwimmer
David Schwimmer
David Lawrence Schwimmer is an American actor, director, producer and comedian. He was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was 2. He 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...
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth2 November 1966
CityAstoria, NY
If I'm going to do something, I really put everything into it and I want it to mean something to me.
If someone doesn't believe enough in your product to put money in to it, then you should rethink how good the product is.
I don't think I responded very well to the sudden celebrity, the sudden fame, and the loss of privacy.
And, again, I'm the first one to say that I'm not going be successful at everything.
Can I tell you how strange it is to look in your rearview mirror and see guys in cars tailing you?
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.
I'm very goal oriented.
You're only as good as the sum of your parts, and one person can't be a team.
I think I'm a very very nice director. Very supportive, very nurturing. I definitely try to challenge my actors but I think I'm very supportive.
I love helping someone else tell their story, but I like being the storyteller sometimes.
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!
I was a geek in high school.
I find America falling in love with a TV show flattering and interesting, but at the same time a little sad.
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.