Richard Schiff
Richard Schiff
Richard Schiffis an American actor and comedian. He played Toby Ziegler on The West Wing, a role for which he received an Emmy Award. Schiff made his directorial debut with The West Wing, directing an episode entitled "Talking Points."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth27 May 1955
CityBethesda, MD
CountryUnited States of America
people guy scare
I wanna be in action movies, I wanna be the tough guy I wanna scare people.
conscience dynamic pressure relieve somewhat
who is somewhat conscience-driven and dynamic in his opinions. There is pressure to relieve him of his voice.
pressure relieve
There is pressure to relieve him of his voice,
carry few personal rest treasures
There are very few personal treasures that you put in your knapsack to carry with you for the rest of your life, and he's one of those.
comfort fights good love move past peace realm spark
I love my wife... but sometimes not so much. Frustration and fights can muck up a good thing. And just when a thing can move past differences and into the realm of peace and prosperity, another thing - an old idea or new interpretation or any spark that relights the paradigms that comfort us - will keep us where we are, where it is safe.
suit suppress
I'm not accusing Warner Bros. of suppressing Toby in any way, shape, or form, ... It's not some suit at Warner Bros. that goes, 'That Toby, we've got to suppress him.' I know it sounded like that, but it's not what I mean, and that's stupid.
interesting challenges stories
Every role is challenging in its own way, but the most challenging roles are the ones that are badly written - then it's completely up to you to come up with something that is interesting to the story and myself as an actor.
jersey tough stage
It was tough doing 'Underneath the Lintel' in New Jersey in the wintertime, but rewarding. Those audiences were lively and interactive. On-stage was great, but off-stage was difficult.
new-york block real
I have to admit I've rarely been happier in my life. I have been absolutely thrilled to be back in New York and living a block from where I grew up. Just to be back in New York and, quite honestly, away from Hollywood has been an absolute thrill for me. I feel like I'm a real actor again.
years skulls wife
I fell in love with my wife twenty years ago. I am only now, it seems, getting it through my very thick skull how lucky I am.
tough sometimes reactions
Things happen to us and reaction is sometimes tough to measure.
beautiful rainy-day long
My favourite British spots are any of the beautiful parks, especially on a sunny day such as this, after a long stretch of cold, cloudy and rainy days.
two way shooting
I love David Fincher - even though it was just two scenes, I loved the way we worked and could tell by the way he was shooting it that this was going to be an affective movie to say the least.
roles lucky turned-down
I've been very lucky not to have turned down too many roles that I've later regretted.