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" 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. "

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

" 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 don't shop. I haven't shopped in about four years. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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 want to show people that environmentalism can be fun! "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

Adrian Grenier

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" 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. "

" Success is knowing that your contribution is what helps the collective. "

" 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. "

" Being performers, that's what we do: We put on shows and want people to watch. "

" I have always chosen roles that I believed in - not ones that I thought might further my career. "

" 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. "

" 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. "