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When the woman brought the bill, Mom smiled at her and said thank you, which was a lie, because Mom hates when people bring her the bill. When Mom and Dad were married, Mom would always pretend like she was going to pay and when Dad took the bill, which he always did, she said more lies like, ‘Are you sure? Okay, wow, thanks honey.’ Now that Dad doesn’t eat with us anymore, maybe I should pretend to take the bill from Mom and say a lie like, ‘Oh really? Okay, thanks Mom’ but I don’t because lies are for adults who are sad in their lives.

The mean woman took the bill back without saying thank you. I guess she is not sad. But she is definitely angry.

I understand why the people who work here are so angry. I guess it’s like working at a gas station, but instead of cars, they have to fill up people. And people eat slowly and talk about their stupid lives at the table and make each other laugh but when the people who serve the food come by, they stop laughing and talking and become quiet like they don’t want to let anyone else know about their great jokes. And if the people who bring the food talk about their lives, they’re not allowed to talk about how bad it is, only how good it is, like, ‘I’m doing great, how are you?’ And if they say something truthful like, ‘I’m doing terrible, I’m a waiter here,’ they will probably get fired and then they will be even worse. So it’s probably always a good idea to talk about things happily. But sometimes that’s impossible. That’s why I’m giving Sushi Nozawa 16 out of 2000 stars.

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“Because actors are on stage, emoting and opening up and being personal, people feel comfortable discussing issues that may be taboo or private […] I am interested in social issues like everybody else and this is kind of a unique way to use what I do as a job which is acting and performing to affect or at least be part of the dialogue of some sort of substantive issue.” [on the Dionysus Project]

”[…] People take pictures of me on the street. I ride a bicycle in New York City on the street and my sister called me and said, “There are pictures of you on your bicycle.” and I said, “How could anyone take a picture on a bicycle?” I’m going so quickly—I don’t even stop at red lights, I go right through them, dangerously. And yet there’s pictures of me on the bicycle… This is very disturbing. I think I am no longer—everything I do now is in public. So, what I’ve started to do is always act, so every time I’m outside, I will always do something that looks awesome. So that if anyone ever takes a picture of me, I look great. Before I leave the house I make sure I look perfect.”

"Jesse Eisenberg is a wisecracking, incredibly self-assured young man bent on winning the heart of Jillian. More likely he is looking to score, but director Jay Gammill wants us to believe that Eisenberg’s character sees a real person in Jillian."

sparrowsandowls:

The Best of Jesse Eisenberg’s interview - TSN era

"Jesse Eisenberg has a small role as the suavely confident Albert, who slept but didn’t sleep with Jillian the night before. His charming demeanor and soulfully delivered monologue makes his role one of the film’s highlights."

• INTERVIEWER: Especially during the last scene [in Free Samples] between you and newly suave Jesse Eisenberg!
• JESS WEIXLER: Yeah! He's kind of sexy in this! It's like, "Hold on, cutie pie!"
• INTERVIEWER: I know! He's supposed to be socially awkward!
• JESS WEIXLER: Yeah. It's like: "You are not socially awkward at all. You are string forward. You're kind of cocky."
• INTERVIEWER: I really don't think there was a girl in the audience that didn't want to go to the Mexican restaurant that he invited you to.

Thanks for the heads up. I should have secured a source before reblogging—it was very irresponsible not to do so, especially considering the triggering topic at hand.  I apologize and will be more sensitive about making sure all of our posts have a source before reblogging in the future! Also deleted the post until a source pops up (if one does). 

eta: I want to make it clear that this blog does not support being a fan of somebody via such appropriative and invasive measures.

• REBEL: Why choose to be involved with the Urban Arts Partnership?
• Jesse Eisenberg: I think arts education is such an important cause that particularly resonates with me based on my own experience. When I was in school, I had a tough time fitting in and feeling comfortable. But when I was involved in a play through school or in the local community theatre I felt more at ease and part of something larger than myself. Without the performing arts, I don’t know how I would have made it through school, nor do I know what I would currently be doing for a living. Acting in plays taught me how to interact with a diverse group of people, take risks, learn how to think creatively and develop useful skills.