Jeremy Piven
Jeremy Piven
Jeremy Samuel Piven is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles as Ari Gold in the comedy series Entourage, for which he won a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Emmy Awards, and as Spence Kovak on Ellen DeGeneres's sitcom Ellen. He is currently starring in the British period drama Mr Selfridge, which tells the story of the man who created the luxury English department store chain Selfridges...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth26 July 1965
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I'm in the middle of just trying to impress my nieces, who think I work for the bus company because they saw a picture of me on a bus. I did an independent movie with Mark Pellington (I Melt with You), and then tried to impress my nieces again, by starring opposite Miley Cyrus (in So Undercover). So, basically I'm just trying to get some respect from my family.
It sounds clichéd, but I think the greatest lesson is to not take things personally.
I think people are gravitating towards these period dramas because I think they're looking for a simpler time.
One of the great things going on right now is social media and you get a real sense, immediately, about what people are feeling and thinking.
The Dalai Lama was once asked for his favorite chant, and he said it was better not to have a favorite anything, which I think is a great thought.
I don't know if there's a lot of patience anymore. I think that could serve a lot of people.
But there are other roles that people have not seen me do that I have done on the stage.
I'm a musician who's at the end of his rope who's been addicted to coke for a while,
I have a place in Chicago and I get there as much as I can... The city is so unbelievably beautiful. It's one of the greatest cities on the planet. My heart beats differently when I'm in Chicago. It slows down and I feel more at ease.
The biggest compliment to me is that guys really approach me and they have a connection with me, so there must be something I'm doing that is authentic, otherwise they wouldn't connect with me so strongly. It's a real compliment.
I never made more than $50 doing any play in Chicago. That was the way I grew up.
I'm attracted to flawed characters, ... They're fun and interesting to play and the rest comes from that.
I had never really been around cards.
I grew up watching PBS and wanting to be a part of it, just like HBO.