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Schreiber 'Giddy' in Drag

Actor finds cross-dressing 'exhilaratingly humiliating'

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(Newser) – Acting is all about challenging yourself—just ask Liev Schreiber, who had to get a full body wax, sport a dress and master walking in high heels for his role as a transvestite in Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock, People reports. “It was exhilaratingly humiliating," Schreiber said of cross-dressing. "I completely became giddy in a strange way the moment I put on the dress."

"The shoes are awful," Schreiber said, noting that he had gained newfound sympathy for what women endure for fashion. “But women have no idea what it's like for a grown hairy man to remove all of his hair from his body. Now that hurts!" How did girlfriend Naomi Watts react? “She was in shock for 30 seconds," he said. "Then she started to crack jokes."

Actor Liev Schreiber attends the 'Taking Woodstock' premiere at Landmark's Sunshine Cinema last month in New York City.
Actor Liev Schreiber attends the 'Taking Woodstock' premiere at Landmark's Sunshine Cinema last month in New York City.   (Getty Images)
Liev Schreiber in drag in the new movie 'Taking Woodstock.'
Liev Schreiber in drag in the new movie 'Taking Woodstock.'
Actors Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber attend the 2008 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures awards gala on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 in New York.
Actors Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber attend the 2008 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures awards gala on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
In hairier times, Liev Schreiber arrives at the premiere of
In hairier times, Liev Schreiber arrives at the premiere of "Defiance" during AFI Fest 2008 in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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