Jesse Eisenberg

Actor

1983-10-05

American actor, writer, and playwright known for roles in The Social Network, Zombieland, and The Squid and the Whale. He has also written and directed original theater and film projects.

Books by Jesse Eisenberg

Spoils
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Bream gives me hiccups & other stories
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Bream gives me hiccups
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Quotes by Jesse Eisenberg

If you're afraid of everything out there, you quit going out there.
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If you're afraid of everything out there, you quit going out there.
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I live in New York City, so there's so much stimulation when you walk outside, it does not require a television in the home.
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Mother Teresa was asked what was the meaning of life, and she said to help other people, and I thought, 'What a strange thing to say' - but maybe it's the right thing to say.
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It's so nerve-wracking to be on a set. They're the most stressful place in the world, because you're making something permanent, and there are so many people relying on you in a lot of ways.
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The only suggestions I get on my plays is to make them more of what they already are, and that's wonderful.
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When playing a role, I would feel more comfortable, as you're given a prescribed way of behaving. So, both Facebook and theatre provide contrived settings that provide the illusion of social interaction.
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I am actually going to two therapists right now. I don't know, I actually feel like therapy has just made me more uncomfortable.
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If you went to Harvard Medical School, chances are you'll be a doctor at some place. There's a career trajectory. Acting, there's nothing. It's constantly trying to procure jobs - it's very disconcerting.
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I prefer playing characters that are going through turmoil. Most movie characters are just in service to the story.
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I often think if you have time to sit around the house feeling bad for yourself, you have time to tutor a child. I'm guilty of that exact thing. I will spend more time sitting around feeling bad for myself than actually helping somebody.
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Acting is kind of difficult to intellectualize - it's a far more visceral experience. It's really hard to be able to think about and then employ these kind of esoteric notions of this person's backstory and try to weave it in somehow. It's just kind of impossible.
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All of my pleasures are guilty, but that's just the way I'm wired.
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