As an actor, you have to be open to doing things where you look stupid, to be experimental. Jesse Eisenberg More Quotes by Jesse Eisenberg More Quotes From Jesse Eisenberg 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. Jesse Eisenberg eccentricactorsway If you look at the movies that come out, most of them are bad, so it's not as if achieving some level of success means you get offered better roles, because frankly they don't seem to exist. Jesse Eisenberg rolesmeanlooks When you take on a role, even if the character is somebody that you are dissimilar to, you have to identify with the role and look for an emotional connection even if there is not a biographical one. Jesse Eisenberg connectionsemotionalcharacter In those moments where you're not quite sure if the undead are really dead, dead, don't get all stingy with your bullets. I mean, one more clean shot to the head, and this lady could have avoided becoming a human Happy Meal. Woulda... coulda... shoulda. Jesse Eisenberg bulletsmealsmean Actually, acting in bumper cars is terrible, because the really only way to film it and get a close up is to literally mount the camera - this heavy thing on the car and it's just the worst because you can't act at all with a thing on the car. Jesse Eisenberg caractingway First rule of magic? Always be the smartest guy in the room. Jesse Eisenberg magicguyrooms 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. Jesse Eisenberg actorswaitingtwo I grew up in a secular suburban Jewish household where we only observed the religion on very specific times like a funeral or a Bar Mitzvah. Jesse Eisenberg mitzvahbarsfuneral I had great difficulty in school interacting with others, and I took refuge in the contrived setting of play acting, which is what I still do. Jesse Eisenberg actingplayschool I have a job that requires me to be in the public eye in the way that makes me extra careful about sharing information. Jesse Eisenberg informationeyejobs I have an iPad and I watch three things: 'The Daily Show,' '60 Minutes,' and 'Meet the Press.' Jesse Eisenberg ipadsthreewatches 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. Jesse Eisenberg citiesnew-yorkhome I write plays instinctively. I don't like writing movie scripts. Jesse Eisenberg scriptsplaywriting I'm no good at really anything that involves motor skills. Jesse Eisenberg motorskills People ask me what my hobbies are in interviews, and I always say biking. But all I bike for is to get to rehearsal more quickly. Jesse Eisenberg hobbiesrehearsalpeople 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 bigsfeelscharacter The only suggestions I get on my plays is to make them more of what they already are, and that's wonderful. Jesse Eisenberg suggestionsplaywonderful I felt self-conscious going out in the street prior to ever even being in a movie. That's just me. Jesse Eisenberg going-outconsciousself I feel very guilty doing magic because you're deceiving somebody. Jesse Eisenberg guiltymagicdeceiving As an actor, you try to bring as much of yourself to a part to try and create a feeling of authenticity and emotional truth and resonance. Jesse Eisenberg emotionalfeelingstrying
