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When you do a play, you have the kind of nightly feeling of accomplishment. But you also have the daily dread of the doing it every night. And because you're doing the whole thing every day, it's like climbing up the mountain every single night. With a movie it's like climbing the mountain very slowly, over months of filming. (Jesse Eisenberg)
I've never had tastes of people my own age. All of my friends when I was 15 were in their 40s. I'm not actually mature, just very self-conscious around people my own age because I feel like I'm supposed to act the same way they act and I don't know how. View quote
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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. View quote
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Nothing is harder than working with an actor who doesn't take it seriously or show up in the same way that you are. View quote
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I personally don't feel the need to be radical for its own sake, but I probably couldn't if I tried anyway. View quote
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In New York, everybody is their own celebrity, so they're not so interested in other people. View quote
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I think it's my nature to - every time I hear about an award or a nomination, it makes me realize how much I must've been losing before, because I was not aware that every major city had these critics' awards. View quote
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I made the mistake of writing something very, very short about Obama for this website that I write fiction for and my father told me never do that again. And he was right. I have nothing to add to a political conversation because it's not my area. View quote
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I hate watching me. I hate watching me. It just makes me feel awful. I think, 'I look stupid from that angle. I wish I didn't let them put that shirt on me.' View quote
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As for environmentalism, I'm only an environmentalist by accident. I live in New York, so I bike, and the closest grocery store to me sells organic produce. I also shop with a book bag because I ride a bike, and it's hard to carry the paper or plastic bags. View quote
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I have an iPad and I watch three things: 'The Daily Show,' '60 Minutes,' and 'Meet the Press.' (Jesse Eisenberg)
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. View quote
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I write plays instinctively. I don't like writing movie scripts. View quote
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Depression, if it's an unconsciously elected experience, is a luxury. View quote
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I'm hardly the most notable person in 'Zombieland.' The other actors in it are way more famous than I am. View quote
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I meet people who are in movies, and the stuff that they write is terrible, but nobody tells them that because they're famous. So I worry that my stuff might be like that, too. View quote
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When you're acting in a movie, you never consider the reception of it. It's impossible to predict how something will be received. Even if you think it's the greatest thing in the world, other people might not like it. Or agree with it. View quote
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I always think the second worst thing in the world is to go on stage at night, and the first worst thing in the world is sitting at home at night. For me, it's scarier to not be doing it than doing it. View quote
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As an actor, if I show up late somewhere or I say something that's eccentric, it's totally acceptable - not only that, it's lauded in some perverse way. View quote
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Who walks around proud of things they've done? That's an obnoxious quality. View quote
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The movies that are really big, at least in my experience, oftentimes don't have characters that I feel as personally connected to. (Jesse Eisenberg)
The frustrating part of being a movie actor is waiting in your trailer to do two takes of a scene you've prepared for two months. View quote
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It's very hard to be a playwright because it's very competitive. View quote
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Jesse Eisenberg

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Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Actor
Born: October 5, 1983
Quotes count: 98