I think there are probably a lot of actors like me who I think probably struggle to feel comfortable in their own lives, and acting in some ways provides a safe context for them to live out emotions that they possibly repress or live out experiences that they are not afforded by virtue of circumstance.
Jesse EisenbergI'm hardly the most notable person in 'Zombieland.' The other actors in it are way more famous than I am.
Jesse EisenbergYou can tell when you watch a movie, usually, what the actors' experience was on the movie, because even the smallest of roles were interesting.
Jesse EisenbergI just can't - I can't exist in normal group situations. A classroom, where you have to sort of jockey for position, compete for attention - I would just withdraw.
Jesse Eisenberg