Jeremy Piven Quotes

If someone mistakes your kindness for weakness, that's their fault - not yours. And it's OK to be a decent human being in this life.

What's this? You're wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see? Don't be that guy.

If masturbation is a crime then I should be on death row.

People need to know you have to walk through that rejection, and it's only going to fuel you. If you can somehow look at it like it's a gift, you're just going to regroup, and work harder, and go deeper. So just embrace it.

I want to be radical on the inside, but not on the outside.

I'm just mystified and fascinated by women, and I'm still single. Hence all of that, and the fact that I celebrate them so much, I understand that I'm unevolved at this exact moment to share my life with one. I wouldn't inflict that upon anyone yet. But, I'm getting closer.

You know the Greeks didn't write obituaries. They only asked one question after a man died: "Did he have passion?"

Well, here's all you need to know. Classes, nothing before 11. Beer, its your best friend, you drink a lot of it. Women, you're a freshman, so its pretty much out of the question. Will you have a car? ... Someone on your hall will, find them and make friends with them on the first day.

Sometimes - this is a tough one - not everyone can handle the truth. Sometimes you have to take a beat. But if you can take that beat, and take the high road, it'll serve you in the long run.

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.

With me, growing up in a theater family and having them be so supportive, from the jump, and being a part of this theater community where the brass ring is working, wherever that is, and then to play a character where he's not really concerned with that and is really just concerned with the monetary aspect of the job, and then to be identified with someone who is the antithesis of your energy and where you come from, has been a very interesting and surreal ride.

We all deal with issues of time. The first thing you do in the morning is look at the clock to see what time it is.

Quitting the show was a complete anomaly in my life and my career. I've never missed out on anything. I relished the opportunity to be on Broadway... It's the holy grail for people like me.

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.

As an actor you want to explore something you haven't done.

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.

You're trying to figure out a way to go back in time and spend more time with your father. Who wouldn't want to do that?

When you try to worry about missteps and all that kind of stuff, that's not the healthiest way to be.

My goal, everyone's goal is to get better at what we do.

When I was growing up, I was always on stage but I loved other things.

Everyone's journey is completely different.

I grew up in the theatre.

I'm acting with the best actors in the world.

I've been a fan of hip-hop for a really long time, and I still am.

It sounds clichéd, but I think the greatest lesson is to not take things personally.