Adrian Grenier Quotes

I can play a lot of things, but I haven't mastered any one. I use music really as a form of raw expression; escape from the real world.

People, instead of competing, they can actually support each other, in music.

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.

I enjoy pumping iron, but I do try and get the yoga, 'cause it's a nice balance to the weightlifting.

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

I am not an artist except that when I envision a concept, I sometimes indulge it.

When I feel myself getting overwhelmed, I take a deep breath and eat a piece of chocolate.

I'm sort of always trying to reinvent and recreate a better way of being, because, you know, democracy has been "the worst of all political systems except for all the rest." So I think we have a lot of room to grow and be a better society, and it's a constant battle. It's an exciting opportunity to be active.

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 am happy to have success in the entertainment biz, but the root of my happiness comes from my neighborhood, NYC.

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

The problem to me with environmentalism is the idea that we're all gonna die and we need to save ourselves. I don't think it's necessarily the right way to go about it, because I think we need to really just improve our every moment and improve our quality of life. And that will, sort of by default, save us.

My only ambition when I came to Hollywood was to pay my rent.

There's never a better way of living than just improving our quality of life.

Music is a language of emotion. I'm passionate about it because I think it's the most direct way to connect to the things that are ineffable. Words just aren't necessary a good enough opportunity to express. Words are maybe less than accessible at expressing.

I've been given the opportunity to be alive in this day and age, and it's rare.

In the new music landscape, with is the democratization of the internet and music in general, I think it can be a lot more collaborative.

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

It's what we live for, to be able to make great illusions. The thing about 'Entourage' is everything we do is realistic. We go to the real places, we shoot on location. We get the real people. It's a perfect marriage between fact and fiction.

When you are dealing with real life, there is no way to control it.

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

Celebrities become divas because they get pampered so much, babied so much - then they get used to it.

As great as technology is, it still has it's limitations, because it's only a frame of the truth

Understanding that which is foreign to you is fundamental to cultivating a sense of connection and unity with one another. We are ultimately trying to accomplish the same thing, which is survival and the thriving of a better world.

Maybe the idea of being a rockstar or being the one who's recording or playing, sort of doesn't really matter as much anymore, when you're surrounded by great musicians who bring their spirit, their own talent.

Find a partner, commit to taking action, and hold each other accountable. Helping our planet is not a one-person or one-country job; we need to be good partners and good neighbors to one another. Routine, measurable, and collective actions both small and large will make an impact.

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.

That's what we do on 'Entourage.' We embed ourselves in legitimate authentic moments so wherever the action is happening, we're taking pieces from that red carpet.

In narrative films, you set up reality, so you can limit the variables. You don't have that luxury with docs.

I think in the old music, everything was so competitive. It was all about - very selfish in a lot of ways.

I don't like putting people on a pedestal, I think ideas are more exciting

Because when you go out, and you have fun, basically you're performing for these tabloid outlets and the paparazzi. And when you perform and create this story, they're chuffed - they get excited, they capture it, and they put it out.

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.

I really do believe that in order to overcome our environmental shortcomings, we have to act united as a people, and that means that every individual has to participate and do their part. Certainly, we need government and legislation, but the governments really listen to people, so we all have to bring to the table our own effort or our own passion in whatever way that manifests itself.

I want to show people that environmentalism can be fun!

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

I think in the old music, everything was so competitive. It was all about - very selfish in a lot of ways. The label sort of capitalized on that desperation and that competition. In the new music landscape, with is the democratization of the internet and music in general, I think it can be a lot more collaborative. People, instead of competing, they can actually support each other, in music.

I think you can find a lot of joy and inspiration through food. I think when you find depression and sadness and hopelessness, many times it's connected to certain food and access to quality and nutrition.

We can't be naive and think we can go it alone; we must humble ourselves and commit to routine and collective actions. This is just one reason why I am thrilled to be working with the UN Environment as its Goodwill Ambassador.

I'm a self-taught musician, so I never really had the restrictions of any one instrument. I would always just sort of pick up instruments and make noise with 'em.

We can not be naive and think we can go it alone.

I think winter wear is communal. You get some gloves and a scarf from a lost-and-found box, wash them, wear them for a while until you lose them. Then somebody else does the same thing

Let's show people how desirable it is to step it up and climb towards heaven.

What is important is family, friends, giving back to your community and finding meaning in life.

Everything I do, it's all about making every moment a quality, meaningful moment.

I think it's important that we run that tension between the way things are, in terms of the way we're governed, and the way we sort of become complacent.

Food is just the greatest joy on the planet.

I've always been a very rebellious, philosophical person, so my mother set the foundation for my appreciation for nature and my empathy for other people. But then, being a sort of rebellious, philosophical thinker, I'm always looking for new ways to shake things up. So I feel like I'm really lucky to be alive in a time where there's so much opportunity to disrupt and shake it up. It's sort of a combination between that and having the foundation that my mother gave me.