'Entourage' Star Gives Fascinating Interview About How The Show Impacted His Reality

"Entourage" might have started to get a bit too real for star Adrian Grenier.

The hit HBO series about a star actor - Vinny Chase - and his friends ran for eight seasons, and is one of the more popular shows of the past 25 years. It's the perfect bro show.

It's about a bunch of guys chasing their dreams in Hollywood, and while the woke crowd might not like it anymore, I refuse to apologize for loving it.

Grenier starred as Vinny, and fans got to watch him through all the ups and downs. Turns out Vince at his best wasn't that different from the actor's personal life.

Adrian Grenier explains how "Entourage" started to mirror real life. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)

Adrian Grenier says lines between his personal life and "Entourage" were blurred.

Grenier recently sat down with Jordan Peterson, and briefly touched on how his own private life literally started to mirror the show. In fact, it simply got too hard to say no to a good time.

"It was more fun to blur the lines because you start to acquiesce to people wanting you to be the character. 'Oh, do shots with us!' Okay, I'll do some shots with these guys and I like people. And then there's the pitfalls, and the women and, you know, I started to believe that's the way it's supposed to be. ...Vince gets all the girls and the power and the fame. And that was appropriate and good. As [Vince's] star rose, my star rose. It just became easier and easier to say yes to the indulgences, and I got really good at it. Whereas before, I was leery of it. You allow yourself to enjoy it very easily. It becomes easy to say yes when it's justified. You're the celebrity, of course. You get the accolades."

Grenier further explained that he started to believe he was "the man" in a fashion that certainly seemed to reflect the hit series. You can watch his comments in the video below, and hit me with your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. It's pretty fascinating.

I have mixed feelings on this. On one hand, I get how easy it would be to fall into the pitfalls Grenier is talking about once you're surrounded by vices and have plenty of money.

After all, Grenier was in his 20s and early 30s when "Entourage" was dominating entertainment. As someone who is in that age range, I'm definitely not judging anyone who likes to have a good time and isn't putting anyone in danger.

Many of us do the same, but I'm also skeptical it was that hard to differentiate real life and a TV show. Do people who star in war movies start to think they're actual war heroes? I somehow doubt it. Yet, Grenier leaned into the fact Vinny Chase was a celebrity, and claims fiction and reality started to blend together.

To his credit, the former "Entourage" star certainly seems sincere. He definitely doesn't give the impression he's making it up.

What do you think of his comments? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.