I see writing and acting as different parts of the same continuum. Writing is better for intense emotion. If you're very angry about something, you shouldn't present it as strongly when you're acting. But if you're really angry and writing about it, that's the best way to get it out and across.
Jesse EisenbergThe only suggestions I get on my plays is to make them more of what they already are, and that's wonderful.
Jesse EisenbergI had great difficulty in school interacting with others, and I took refuge in the contrived setting of play acting, which is what I still do.
Jesse EisenbergOften times, being in a popular thing means that you have to compromise your own acting.
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 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