Quotes from Adrian Grenier

I think, in a lot of ways, celebrities represent the American dream. They have financial fluidity and options at their disposal.

My family is mostly a chosen one. I've managed to invite some really amazing people into my life and they become family. Brothers, sisters, siblings, mentors, role models. And I like to live that way, where your family bleeds out into the larger community.

You ask any actor - they'll tell you they'd rather shoot on location because you don't have to invent the energy, the energy is there.

It's enough to indulge and to be selfish but true happiness is really when you start giving back.

Certainly, if it had been anything other than an HBO show I'd probably still be in Mexico now with a Mexican wife and kids.

I'm one with New York, and New York is one with me. I grew up there; there's no escaping it. We're like Siamese twins, if you separate us, I'll die.

Well, obviously I'm not Mark Wahlberg - I have much better abs and I look much better in a pair of Calvin Kleins but when I saw Mark Wahlberg interacting with the world, I realised that his stardom was sort of a result of the movies he had done and the publicity that he had got and the work that he did.

I think anybody who's famous has to deal with their fame in their own way, and I dealt with it by making a film about a kid who's looking out into the world of celebrity obsession.

I think we need to recognize that learning is a lifelong goal, a lifelong experience.

Once you get into the habit of work, you can be more productive in the things you want to do.

Happiness doesn't come from commercial success but from the quality of work that you give back to your immediate community.

Ethical systems and practices need to look good. They have to be desirable, well-designed and work well.

Not to say that you shouldn't strive for success, but don't forget why you're doing it. It's not just for adoration.

The future of cinema and communications is all about collaboration and the decentralized control of storytelling. We're all part of the story; we can all contribute and participate.

We learn from each other. We learn from others' mistakes, from their experience, their wisdom. It makes it easier for us to come to better decisions in our own lives.