I think it's a room full of insecure actors, which is ultimately very comforting. Jesse Eisenberg More Quotes by Jesse Eisenberg More Quotes From Jesse Eisenberg 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. Jesse Eisenberg helping-othersmotherpeople Acting forces me to socialise, which is good for me, I think. Jesse Eisenberg forceactingthinking Actors dread working with studios because they dictate what you do in a way that independent movies can't. Jesse Eisenberg independentactorsway As an actor, you have to be open to doing things where you look stupid, to be experimental. Jesse Eisenberg actorsstupidlooks Depression, if it's an unconsciously elected experience, is a luxury. Jesse Eisenberg luxuryifs I did children's theater when I was younger, and then when I was about 14 I started doing theater in New York City. Jesse Eisenberg citiesnew-yorkchildren I don't follow sports that much now, but I was a Phoenix Suns fanatic in the early '90s. Jesse Eisenberg phoenixsunsports I don't go to movies, I don't own a television, I don't buy magazines and I try not to receive mail, so I'm not really aware of popular culture. Jesse Eisenberg magazinestryingculture I feel equal parts lucky and scared anytime I get a job. Jesse Eisenberg scaredluckyjobs And I'm sure after Facebook it will be the little cameras that we have implanted into the palms of our hands and we'll be debating whether we should get them, and then we'll all get them. Jesse Eisenberg cameraslittleshands I see writing and acting as different parts of the same continuum. Writing is better for intense emotion. If you're very angry about something, you shouldn't present it as strongly when you're acting. But if you're really angry and writing about it, that's the best way to get it out and across. Jesse Eisenberg intense-emotionsactingwriting 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 guynightthinking 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. Jesse Eisenberg bagsnew-yorkbook As an actor, you are in a unique position because you’re not only memorizing dialogue but really embodying it. You naturally feel the rhythm of good writing. Jesse Eisenberg actorsuniquewriting 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. Jesse Eisenberg worrywritingpeople There’s something strange about theater. My characters consistently demonize elitism, but of course it’s taking place in a theater where only so many people can see it. I’ve been in silly popcorn movies - the kind of thing that as an actor you might feel embarrassed about - but those movies reach many more people. Jesse Eisenberg sillycharacterpeople I don't concern myself with thinking ahead to the finished product. I focus more specifically on what the character is experiencing. Once you relieve yourself of the very arbitrary and always punishing pressure of what an audience is expecting you to do, acting becomes a lot more fun and pure. Jesse Eisenberg funcharacterthinking If you're afraid of everything out there, you quit going out there. Jesse Eisenberg quittinggoing-outifs 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 nervespeopleworld In 'Zombieland,' it was such a freewheeling plot it almost didn't matter what the characters were doing scene to scene as long as there was a consistent banter. Jesse Eisenberg plotcharacterlong
