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 EisenbergI think I'm an abstinence symbol. If I take my shirt off, people will not have babies.
Jesse EisenbergIt's a struggle for me to watch things I've been in because I'm just distracted and self-critical.
Jesse EisenbergWhen you're acting in a movie, you never consider the reception of it. It's impossible to predict how something will be received. Even if you think it's the greatest thing in the world, other people might not like it. Or agree with it.
Jesse EisenbergI get very homesick, but otherwise it's a great privilege to get to travel for work.
Jesse EisenbergThere are some indications of how the character should behave based on the script, and then as actor makes it his or her own. I got to know one of the writers, Chris Terrio, and we were able to discuss things at length and figure out who this person is to create a real psychology behind what is, perhaps, in a comic book, a less than totally modern psychology. I can only say I've been asked to play an interesting role. A complicated, challenging person.
Jesse Eisenberg