Jesse Eisenberg
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It was about like a fictional version of him now at 16, which is what I was, changing his name to Woody Allen. And it got like sent through various channels to his lawyers who then sent me a cease and desist letter. Oh my God. But then you ended up doing three films with him. Did it come up? I did movies. It came up once. We were on like a press junket.
It was about like a fictional version of him now at 16, which is what I was, changing his name to Woody Allen. And it got like sent through various channels to his lawyers who then sent me a cease and desist letter. Oh my God. But then you ended up doing three films with him. Did it come up? I did movies. It came up once. We were on like a press junket.
He's so uninterested in anybody else, you know? So like, I don't mean that as a criticism. He's just like, he's just like, basically I knew what would happen is that somebody during press would bring it up because it's like a cute story that's on the internet. And he would go, oh, that's interesting. I never didn't know that and would never think about it again.
He's so uninterested in anybody else, you know? So like, I don't mean that as a criticism. He's just like, he's just like, basically I knew what would happen is that somebody during press would bring it up because it's like a cute story that's on the internet. And he would go, oh, that's interesting. I never didn't know that and would never think about it again.
He's so uninterested in anybody else, you know? So like, I don't mean that as a criticism. He's just like, he's just like, basically I knew what would happen is that somebody during press would bring it up because it's like a cute story that's on the internet. And he would go, oh, that's interesting. I never didn't know that and would never think about it again.
And I knew I can go up to him and say, hey, that was weird, right? He would just have no... He just doesn't have any interest in stuff like that. I think he's just been like so famous and celebrated for so many years that he's uninterested in like the public persona. And so he didn't care about that and we didn't share a nice laugh or a drink.
And I knew I can go up to him and say, hey, that was weird, right? He would just have no... He just doesn't have any interest in stuff like that. I think he's just been like so famous and celebrated for so many years that he's uninterested in like the public persona. And so he didn't care about that and we didn't share a nice laugh or a drink.
And I knew I can go up to him and say, hey, that was weird, right? He would just have no... He just doesn't have any interest in stuff like that. I think he's just been like so famous and celebrated for so many years that he's uninterested in like the public persona. And so he didn't care about that and we didn't share a nice laugh or a drink.
Well, the lawyer is his producer. I got to know the lawyer. But I'm sure there were 10,000 letters like they were sending that every day to everybody who wanted to make a movie about him. I remember I got home from school one day and my dad said, we have good news and bad news. I said, what's the good news? He's like, we heard from Woody Allen. I was like, what's the bad news?
Well, the lawyer is his producer. I got to know the lawyer. But I'm sure there were 10,000 letters like they were sending that every day to everybody who wanted to make a movie about him. I remember I got home from school one day and my dad said, we have good news and bad news. I said, what's the good news? He's like, we heard from Woody Allen. I was like, what's the bad news?
Well, the lawyer is his producer. I got to know the lawyer. But I'm sure there were 10,000 letters like they were sending that every day to everybody who wanted to make a movie about him. I remember I got home from school one day and my dad said, we have good news and bad news. I said, what's the good news? He's like, we heard from Woody Allen. I was like, what's the bad news?
He's like, you might have to get a lawyer. And he sent me the thing and I framed it right away. It was so exciting. Wow.
He's like, you might have to get a lawyer. And he sent me the thing and I framed it right away. It was so exciting. Wow.
He's like, you might have to get a lawyer. And he sent me the thing and I framed it right away. It was so exciting. Wow.
I mean, no, I mean, I think it depends on like the project and like, you know, you know, you could make the same argument that you have to keep people's attention for two hours on one set. And, you know, there's something incredibly difficult about that. Whereas a movie, you can have music come in and you could have close-ups and you could re-edit it to...
I mean, no, I mean, I think it depends on like the project and like, you know, you know, you could make the same argument that you have to keep people's attention for two hours on one set. And, you know, there's something incredibly difficult about that. Whereas a movie, you can have music come in and you could have close-ups and you could re-edit it to...
I mean, no, I mean, I think it depends on like the project and like, you know, you know, you could make the same argument that you have to keep people's attention for two hours on one set. And, you know, there's something incredibly difficult about that. Whereas a movie, you can have music come in and you could have close-ups and you could re-edit it to...
within an inch of its life and it could turn into something that's test screened a bunch of times. So like, no, I mean, my plays have been basically like four scenes total. So like a half hour scenes and, you know, so like half hour scenes for a two hour play. And I like that. My mind works in that way to like keep scenes going.
within an inch of its life and it could turn into something that's test screened a bunch of times. So like, no, I mean, my plays have been basically like four scenes total. So like a half hour scenes and, you know, so like half hour scenes for a two hour play. And I like that. My mind works in that way to like keep scenes going.
within an inch of its life and it could turn into something that's test screened a bunch of times. So like, no, I mean, my plays have been basically like four scenes total. So like a half hour scenes and, you know, so like half hour scenes for a two hour play. And I like that. My mind works in that way to like keep scenes going.