When 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 don't attribute an actor's great success to their own individual performance when it's something as collaborative as a movie.
Jesse EisenbergAs an actor, you have to be open to doing things where you look stupid, to be experimental.
Jesse EisenbergMy job when I'm acting in a movie is very limited to playing a role. I'm not evaluating somebody. I'm only evaluating them insofar as they're interacting with me, but I'm not evaluating their skill set and I don't watch the movies, so I'm not aware of the way they're putting things together.
Jesse Eisenberg