Jesse Eisenberg
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That's pretty amazing. Were you surprised that the feeling snuck up on you? Yes, I was. Whenever I have any kind of emotion, I am shocked and dismayed. Was it something specific? Like, did you think, oh, that man would have looked at this?
I had like a similar experience to you. I'm like really always on the edge of emotions and maybe you're not. And so I think I had almost like the x-ray inverse of your experience. I went to this house. Again, we filmed this movie there, but 2008, my wife and I went to this house that my family was from.
I had like a similar experience to you. I'm like really always on the edge of emotions and maybe you're not. And so I think I had almost like the x-ray inverse of your experience. I went to this house. Again, we filmed this movie there, but 2008, my wife and I went to this house that my family was from.
I had like a similar experience to you. I'm like really always on the edge of emotions and maybe you're not. And so I think I had almost like the x-ray inverse of your experience. I went to this house. Again, we filmed this movie there, but 2008, my wife and I went to this house that my family was from.
Yeah. And with a view you could eat.
Yeah. And with a view you could eat.
Yeah. And with a view you could eat.
Not like Ireland. It basically is Candyland. Oh, let's come to Gumdrop Mountain. Not those gross views. Look at all those inedible views. Anyway, nonetheless, there's... Poland, better than Ireland. In terms of the views you can eat. But basically like, so my wife and I went to this house and I knew so much about the house and forgive me for like taking this and- That's okay, go for it.
Not like Ireland. It basically is Candyland. Oh, let's come to Gumdrop Mountain. Not those gross views. Look at all those inedible views. Anyway, nonetheless, there's... Poland, better than Ireland. In terms of the views you can eat. But basically like, so my wife and I went to this house and I knew so much about the house and forgive me for like taking this and- That's okay, go for it.
Not like Ireland. It basically is Candyland. Oh, let's come to Gumdrop Mountain. Not those gross views. Look at all those inedible views. Anyway, nonetheless, there's... Poland, better than Ireland. In terms of the views you can eat. But basically like, so my wife and I went to this house and I knew so much about the house and forgive me for like taking this and- That's okay, go for it.
Like, forgive me for taking this in like kind of like a, you know, bleak direction. But you know, what happened in the house was like my family owned this dry goods store on the corner of this town square in this nice, very nice town in Poland. And they were friends with the Poles. I mean, I know this from, cause I'm, they're survivors. they were really good, well-liked in the town.
Like, forgive me for taking this in like kind of like a, you know, bleak direction. But you know, what happened in the house was like my family owned this dry goods store on the corner of this town square in this nice, very nice town in Poland. And they were friends with the Poles. I mean, I know this from, cause I'm, they're survivors. they were really good, well-liked in the town.
Like, forgive me for taking this in like kind of like a, you know, bleak direction. But you know, what happened in the house was like my family owned this dry goods store on the corner of this town square in this nice, very nice town in Poland. And they were friends with the Poles. I mean, I know this from, cause I'm, they're survivors. they were really good, well-liked in the town.
And in 1939, they were taken out of their house. They were taken to the cemetery, which is like two blocks away, and they were shot, like point blank. And then, you know, we actually parked our trailers when we were shooting there outside the cemetery. So this whole town was kind of fraught with not only memories that I had. Let me put it this way.
And in 1939, they were taken out of their house. They were taken to the cemetery, which is like two blocks away, and they were shot, like point blank. And then, you know, we actually parked our trailers when we were shooting there outside the cemetery. So this whole town was kind of fraught with not only memories that I had. Let me put it this way.
And in 1939, they were taken out of their house. They were taken to the cemetery, which is like two blocks away, and they were shot, like point blank. And then, you know, we actually parked our trailers when we were shooting there outside the cemetery. So this whole town was kind of fraught with not only memories that I had. Let me put it this way.
In 2008, I went to this house, and I expected to have very much the experience you just described, that I would be overwhelmed with this feeling of catharsis and a kind of like...
In 2008, I went to this house, and I expected to have very much the experience you just described, that I would be overwhelmed with this feeling of catharsis and a kind of like...
In 2008, I went to this house, and I expected to have very much the experience you just described, that I would be overwhelmed with this feeling of catharsis and a kind of like...
immediately uh you know resonant feeling of connection and um i really didn't and what was interesting like about that strange disconnect for me was like i just had this feeling of like oh yeah we don't belong here anymore you know um and uh uh that was kind of depressing and like i was standing out there for a while like with my wife and then we're just basically loitering you know in front of this building in this town square and i just had this feeling of oh right i i