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. Jesse Eisenberg actbackstorydifficult share on social
I purposefully isolate myself from anything that has to do with any press. I don't read any press about myself. Jesse Eisenberg isolatepresspurposefully Change image and share on social
I don't follow sports that much now, but I was a Phoenix Suns fanatic in the early '90s. Jesse Eisenberg 90searlyfanatic Change image and share on social
I felt self-conscious going out in the street prior to ever even being in a movie. That's just me. Jesse Eisenberg consciousfeltmovie Change image and share on social
If you're acting, then there's a prescribed way to behave; whereas in life, there's no prescribed way. So acting feels like a comfortable way to get through the day. Jesse Eisenberg actbehavecomfortable Change image and share on social
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. Jesse Eisenberg lotmakenerve Change image and share on social
I write plays instinctively. I don't like writing movie scripts. Jesse Eisenberg instinctivelymovieplay Change image and share on social
It's a struggle for me to watch things I've been in because I'm just distracted and self-critical. Jesse Eisenberg criticaldistracthave Change image and share on social
I always thought Woody Harrelson is quite a persuasive guy. He's the kind of guy who can call you up in the middle of the night and tell you, 'Let's all go get a donut!' And you're thinking, 'It's the middle of the night,' but somehow you still get up and go get a donut. Jesse Eisenberg calldonutguy share on social
It's really hard to copy another actor and be successful. In fact, that's usually the reason people are not good, because they're copying something they've seen, but, for some reason with their face and their body, it doesn't work. Jesse Eisenberg actorbodycopy share on social