I grew up in Queens and New Jersey. I started doing children's theater when I was seven to get out of school… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
I'm not into music - the only music I like is musical theater, but I have every Ween album. — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
There's something strange about theater. My characters consistently demonize elitism, but of course it's taking place in a theater where only so… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
I live in New York City, where, if you're in a movie at a popular independent theater, you think you're king of… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
The old cliché in theater is, if you’re nervous, pick up a prop, which will immediately take you outside of your mind. — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
People think, 'You're an actor, you can afford clothes,' but I just try to take the clothes from the movie, which makes the selecting… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
Nothing is harder than working with an actor who doesn't take it seriously or show up in the same way that you are. — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
When you take on a role you try to do as much as possible beforehand to get your mind into it. Just to prepare… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
I was doing interviews for several months about the movie, and people would always ask me, Do you have a Facebook page? And I… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
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… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
As an actor, you try to bring as much of yourself to a part to try and create a feeling of authenticity and emotional… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
I often think if you have time to sit around the house feeling bad for yourself, you have time to tutor a child. I'm… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
People ask me what my hobbies are in interviews, and I always say biking. But all I bike for is to get to rehearsal… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
I think there's nothing more wonderful than using fiction to reflect real-world cultural ideas. — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
I don't watch the movies I've been in. I try to stay as little aware of the final product as possible, because my job… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
Working in the arts, you see people who come from terrible circumstances and who, for whatever reason, have incredible talent. But of course, with… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
