SCHREIBER AND WATTS BOND OVER 'CATTY' COMMENTS

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2009-07-02 13:45:04 -

LIEV SCHREIBER and his partner NAOMI WATTS keep their relationship fresh by making "catty" comments about other stars' acting abilities .
The X-Men actor has been dating Watts since 2005 and the pair has two sons - 23 month old Alexander 'Sasha' and six-month-old Samuel.
Schreiber is thankful the King Kong star shares his passion for acting, because it gives them so much to talk about - and they love to criticise other people's work.
He tells Attitude magazine, "One of the things that is good about our relationship is that we both love acting, so we talk about it a lot. It's our business. We love to watch things and talk about them. We can be really catty about each other and other people's work.
"We can't help it. It's fun for us to gossip and talk about work. I also think we inspire each other. I like impressing her and I know that she likes impressing me." Schreiber admits he would love to act alongside Watts again, after filming 2006 movie The Painted Veil together - just as long as there are no more sex scenes.
He adds, "You'd think it would be easier with someone you were already intimate with but turns out it's even more awkward. There are people in the room and that kind of thing... But I'd certainly love to work with her again."