Jeremy Piven feels "lucky" that he was never a child star

He told Maxim Australia: "You know, it's funny, I won the Fresh Face of the Year award at 37 years old. It's one of those things where it happened for me a little bit later on, and I was lucky enough to kind of not be a kid.

"I think when kids are famous, it's very confusing. So, I had been grinding for a while. You also have to understand it was also a different time there really wasn't social media. So, I don't think I was as aware then as I would be now.

The former 'Ellen' star added that there are definitely "certain perks" to being well-known like being upgraded to a restaurant but to him the biggest advantage of his fame is being able to choose the jobs he takes on.

He said: "Are there certain perks? Absolutely. You can get a better table and things like that, but I come from an acting family and the perks to me are being able to work. My father said success means having a choice in this life.

"And if you have a choice of roles, then that's success. It doesn't matter on what level. If you're scrounging and doing a puppet show on the street, that's brutal. But you have options as an actor and that's true success. So, I'm very grateful to be a working actor and stand-up comic."