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100 quotes by Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor, playwright and humorist. He made his debut role with the comedy-drama television series Get Real (1999–2000). After his first leading role in the comedy-drama film Roger Dodger (2002), he appeared in the drama film The Emperor's Club (2002), the psychological thriller The Village (2004), the comedy-drama The Squid and the Whale (2005), the dark comedy The Living Wake (2007) and...
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Everyone's a geek in some way or other. Everyone's an outsider.

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I get very homesick, but otherwise it's a great privilege to get to travel for work.

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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... →

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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.

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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... →

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When you are in a live-action movie, you have so many more options to express yourself. You can use your body and your gestures and facial... →

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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... →

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I don't follow sports that much now, but I was a Phoenix Suns fanatic in the early '90s.

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I felt self-conscious going out in the street prior to ever even being in a movie. That's just me.

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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.

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Depression, if it's an unconsciously elected experience, is a luxury.

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It's really hard to copy another actor and be successful. In fact, that's usually the reason people are not good, because they're copying... →

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I know some amazing actors who are not mortified every moment of the day, so my feeling is that maybe you don't have to be a wreck to be good.

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