ATLANTA , Georgia ( CNN ) -- Jeremy Piven is the kind of guy who can make you laugh just by lifting an eyebrow . Jeremy Piven stars as a used car salesman in `` The Goods . '' He says `` Entourage '' would make a great film . Of course , the popular actor can do much more than that to captivate audiences . From drama to comedy , Piven has starred in more than 40 films on the big screen and has won critical acclaim for his role as super agent Ari Gold on HBO 's `` Entourage . '' ( HBO , like CNN , is owned by Time Warner . ) Piven stopped by the CNN.com newsroom to talk with CNN 's Nicole Lapin about his new film , `` The Goods : Live Hard , Sell Hard , '' in which he plays a used car salesman . The following is an edited version of the interview : . CNN : [ The movie ] was hysterical , and my producer and I were sitting next to each other and we were trying to figure out -- is this like lowbrow , but it 's smart , so it 's medium-brow ? Highbrow comedy ? Jeremy Piven : It 's a hybrid-brow , or a unibrow . It 's from the people who brought you `` Talladega Nights '' and `` Step Brothers '' and `` Anchorman , '' so from the kings of guys who make really smart , low-brow comedies , and I 'm just insanely honored to be a part of it . It 's like a dream because my fear was that by the time Will [ Ferrell ] hit the screen that , worst-case scenario , the movie would n't be funny enough . So that when Will jumps out of the plane , he takes us to a whole other level -- it 's like , `` Oh my God , Will Ferrell is so brilliant . '' But the reality is , the movie was so funny up until that moment that it was really , it was kind of organic , and it sustained it and it was really fantastic . Watch why part of Piven 's interview had to be bleeped out » . James Brolin would go home to his wife , Barbra Streisand , at night , and I would say , `` James , is she OK with all this ? '' Because he has one of the most twisted roles you 've ever seen , as you know -- and I do n't want to give it away . He was like , `` Well , the wife is on the fence about this whole thing , '' and she came to a screening and I swear to God , Babs laughed the loudest . CNN : I think that 's a tease in itself . That would probably get people to see it . Piven : Yes , I think you 're right . The movie is OK 'd by Barbra Streisand ; she vetted the whole thing . If you would have told me , I would be doing a lead in a movie , and Will Ferrell would have a smaller role in it , I never would have believed you , but I 'm here to tell you anything is possible . CNN : Anything is possible , even in some 40 some movies in your career , but this is the first lead in a while , I mean did it take you a while to get into the used car salesman character ? Piven : There 's a great documentary called `` Slasher '' about car salesmen that I took a look at , and I went to a bunch of lots , and I 've also been sold a lot of cars , and I 'm what 's known as a sucker . As soon as they see me coming in , they know they 're going to take my money . So I kind of took that , and I reversed it and I 'm no longer a sucker . CNN : Are you going to stick with `` Entourage '' ? Piven : Well , I think `` Entourage '' ... this season is the sixth season , and it 's I think the most interesting of all of them , and I kind of have the best arc this year . The backstage life of Hollywood is such fertile stuff for our show that I think we could continue on for as long as it stays fresh . CNN : What about a movie ? Piven : I think a movie would be really , really fun of `` Entourage . '' I 'd love to open it up . I have a bunch of ideas , all that will be turned down , but I have some great ideas .
Jeremy Clyde plays a used car salesman in the ` ` The Goods : Live Hard , Sell Out '' Piven says he went to a lot of used car lots to research his role . HBO series ` ` Entourage '' will continue on for as long as it stays fresh , Piven says . ` ` I have some great ideas '' for an ` ` Entourage '' movie , actor says .