I purposefully isolate myself from anything that has to do with any press. I don’t read any press about myself. – Jesse Eisenberg
Every character I play has to be the hero of his own story, the way we’re all heroes of our own lives. – Jesse Eisenberg
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
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
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
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
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. – Jesse Eisenberg
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. – 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. – 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. – Jesse Eisenberg
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
I have an iPad and I watch three things: ‘The Daily Show,’ ’60 Minutes,’ and ‘Meet the Press.’ – Jesse Eisenberg
I’m not into music – the only music I like is musical theater, but I have every Ween album. – Jesse Eisenberg
I tend to be pessimistic about everything: If things seem to be going good, I’m worried that it’s going to end; if things are bad, then I’m worried that it’s going to be permanent. It’s not a very comfortable attitude to have all the time. – Jesse Eisenberg
I prefer playing characters that are going through turmoil. Most movie characters are just in service to the story. – Jesse Eisenberg
My job when I’m acting in a movie is very limited to playing a role. I’m not evaluating somebody. I’m only evaluating them insofar as they’re interacting with me, but I’m not evaluating their skill set and I don’t watch the movies, so I’m not aware of the way they’re putting things together. – Jesse Eisenberg
I don’t follow sports that much now, but I was a Phoenix Suns fanatic in the early ’90s. – Jesse Eisenberg
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
The scariest people to turn a movie over to are always the people who are drawing up the poster, because that’s the first impression it’s going to make. And very often it’s portraying a very different film from the one the actors actually did. – Jesse Eisenberg
I am actually going to two therapists right now. I don’t know, I actually feel like therapy has just made me more uncomfortable. – Jesse Eisenberg
Look, I don’t have a Facebook page because I have little interest in hearing myself talk about myself any further than I already do in interviews or putting any more about myself online than there already is. But if I wasn’t in this position, I’m sure I would use it every day. – Jesse Eisenberg
The ideal way to approach a character is to find something in yourself that relates in some way. – Jesse Eisenberg
I cried every day of first grade. In class. Which meant I ended up getting comfortable emoting in a place where it wasn’t the norm. – Jesse Eisenberg
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
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
