People think, 'You're an actor, you can afford clothes,' but I just try to take the clothes from the movie, which makes… — 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… — 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… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
Acting is a weird, kind of alienating job because you're in an isolated place. Even if you're working with a lot of… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
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 think it's a room full of insecure actors, which is ultimately very comforting. — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
When playing a role, I would feel more comfortable, as you're given a prescribed way of behaving. So, both Facebook and theatre… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
[As an actor] you're looking to crawl into an anonymous fictional person's skin, but then you have the ironic obligation to promoting… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
There are some indications of how the character should behave based on the script, and then as actor makes it his or… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
As an actor, you have to be open to doing things where you look stupid, to be experimental. — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
The frustrating part of being a movie actor is waiting in your trailer to do two takes of a scene you've prepared… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
I think there are probably a lot of actors like me who I think probably struggle to feel comfortable in their own… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
Actors dread working with studios because they dictate what you do in a way that independent movies can't. — 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 don't attribute an actor's great success to their own individual performance when it's something as collaborative as a movie. — 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
As an actor, you are in a unique position because you're not only memorizing dialogue but really embodying it. You naturally feel… — 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