GQ links up with the cast of Entourage ahead of the movie release. Discussing play Ari Gold with GQ’s Drew Magary, Jeremy Piven explains, “One of the forms [of acting] that I did was commedia dell’arte, which is an Italian form where you’re in one of four states—happiness, sadness, anger, or fear—at all times, and you’re ramped up to a 10, you know?” The 49 year-old actor continues, “The Italian form is a heightened emotion that has to be rooted in sincerity. I ran into Tim Robbins, the actor and director who taught me the commedia dell’arte form, and he just laughed, because he knows that that character is played completely in the commedia dell’arte form. Now if I were to explain that to the average person, who maybe likes Ari Gold, I don’t know—I don’t even know why I’m telling you, to be honest.” Read more at GQ.com.
