Jeremy Piven: Strong Espresso Is All I Need Nowadays
Jeremy Piven has revealed he used to "dabble" in the past - but now gets his kicks from coffee. The Entourage star - who famously quit a Broadway show after getting mercury poisoning - was asked if he ever got any "aid" from "artificial substances".
But he said a strong espresso is all he needs nowadays: "Espresso is the deepest I'll go in terms of getting amped up. Back in the day, I did dabble. I'm not running for office, so I can say that." The actor angered his castmates and the theatergoers when he walked away from hit show Speed The Plow last year - and he was ridiculed when he claimed the reason he quit was because he had contracted mercury poisoning from eating too much sushi. Piven, 44, who will next be seen on screen as a car salesman in The Goods, said: "I think everyone loves a good fish story, which is why it still hasn't gone away. "All I know is that I was incredibly sick and I had three doctors that said, 'You have to get out of this show because you're in serious trouble from too high a level of mercury in your blood.' "I was eating fish twice a day and I haven't touched any since. "I took the advice of the doctors and what came afterwards - all the repercussions - I couldn't control. You just have to make a decision. "You can be really angry at me for having to leave a Broadway show early, or you can go to the movies and laugh at me in The Goods."
Provided by: Gavin Wilson/Splash News
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