254 Quotes by Jesse Eisenberg

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.

I live in New York City, so there's so much stimulation when you walk outside, it does not require a television in the home.

In 'Zombieland,' it was such a freewheeling plot it almost didn't matter what the characters were doing scene to scene as long as there was a consistent banter.

It's so nerve-wracking to be on a set. They're the most stressful place in the world, because you're making something permanent, and there are so many people relying on you in a lot of ways.

I write plays instinctively. I don't like writing movie scripts.

As an actor, you are in a unique position because you're not only memorizing dialogue but really embodying it. You naturally feel the rhythm of good writing.

I'm no good at really anything that involves motor skills.

It's very hard to be a playwright because it's very competitive.

The frustrating part of being a movie actor is waiting in your trailer to do two takes of a scene you've prepared for two months.