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.Collection: Famous
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.Collection: Experience
It's enough to indulge and to be selfish but true happiness is really when you start giving back.Collection: Happiness
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.
Celebrities become divas because they get pampered so much, babied so much - then they get used to it.
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'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.
I think, in a lot of ways, celebrities represent the American dream. They have financial fluidity and options at their disposal.
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.
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.
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 have a bunch of concepts and ideas that I want to do but I have also been growing my production company in general and looking to branch out of projects that I am directing and producing.
Secondly, love and relationships are complicated. No one could ever get it right in a four-line sentence.
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.
It's really important to find a humble approach to your own creative work, your own business work. To recognize that you can't do everything yourself.
We are on parallel paths with the planet. The wants and needs of marine wildlife are our own: we want connection, companionship, a healthy clean environment.
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.
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.Collection: Real
I don't like putting people on a pedestal, I think ideas are more excitingCollection: Thinking
When you are dealing with real life, there is no way to control it.Collection: Real
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.Collection: Helping
My wish list is pretty short. I wish that we had empathy. As a society, we are so wrapped up in our own artificial creations that we have become disconnected from one another and the wonder of our natural world. I truly believe that empathy is the key to solving the majority of our environmental and social problems.Collection: Believe
When I feel myself getting overwhelmed, I take a deep breath and eat a piece of chocolate.Collection: Chocolate
I've been given the opportunity to be alive in this day and age, and it's rare.Collection: Opportunity
Everything I do, it's all about making every moment a quality, meaningful moment.Collection: Meaningful
You can't expect people to do the right thing or else they will go to hell. We are already in hell!Collection: People
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.Collection: Opportunity
Happiness doesn't come from commercial success but from the quality of work that you give back to your immediate community.Collection: Giving
I am happy to have success in the entertainment biz, but the root of my happiness comes from my neighborhood, NYC.Collection: Roots
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.Collection: Thinking
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.Collection: Humble
I am not an artist except that when I envision a concept, I sometimes indulge it.Collection: Artist
I enjoy pumping iron, but I do try and get the yoga, 'cause it's a nice balance to the weightlifting.Collection: Nice
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.Collection: Ideas
Let's show people how desirable it is to step it up and climb towards heaven.Collection: People