110 Quotes by Jeremy Piven

I grew up watching PBS and wanting to be a part of it, just like HBO.

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.

For the record, if you're not a stage actor, climbing onto Broadway and tackling something like David Mamet is not an easy thing to do.

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.

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?

Robert Rodriguez is a genius, and I'm a huge fan of his.

There are so many great directors that I haven't worked with and that I would love to work with.

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

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.