Jesse Eisenberg
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Kind of revelatory in the following way. We were going to all these sites of Jewish history, of Jewish, you know, horror. And all the people that I met who were working there were like, you know, 90% non-Jews, people who had spent their lives doing far more to memorialize my family's history than I or anybody in my family is doing.
Kind of revelatory in the following way. We were going to all these sites of Jewish history, of Jewish, you know, horror. And all the people that I met who were working there were like, you know, 90% non-Jews, people who had spent their lives doing far more to memorialize my family's history than I or anybody in my family is doing.
And I just had this great feeling of indebtedness to the Poles who have done a really good job of preserving a lot of this history. I know they're criticized in various ways and the government's criticized in various ways, but like... The Germans built these camps in Poland and the Poles are still left with these things, you know, and they're really well done to preserve Jewish history there.
And I just had this great feeling of indebtedness to the Poles who have done a really good job of preserving a lot of this history. I know they're criticized in various ways and the government's criticized in various ways, but like... The Germans built these camps in Poland and the Poles are still left with these things, you know, and they're really well done to preserve Jewish history there.
And I just had this great feeling of indebtedness to the Poles who have done a really good job of preserving a lot of this history. I know they're criticized in various ways and the government's criticized in various ways, but like... The Germans built these camps in Poland and the Poles are still left with these things, you know, and they're really well done to preserve Jewish history there.
And I just felt this kind of like just open hearted indebtedness to that.
And I just felt this kind of like just open hearted indebtedness to that.
And I just felt this kind of like just open hearted indebtedness to that.
You know, Grandma never pitied herself. In fact, she always told me she was grateful for her struggle.
You know, Grandma never pitied herself. In fact, she always told me she was grateful for her struggle.
You know, Grandma never pitied herself. In fact, she always told me she was grateful for her struggle.
Yes. In fact, she used to tell me that, like, you know, first-generation immigrants work some, like, menial job. You know, they drive cabs, they deliver food. Second generation, they go to good schools and they become, like, you know, a doctor or a lawyer or whatever. And the third generation lives in their mother's basement and smokes pot all day. She said that?
Yes. In fact, she used to tell me that, like, you know, first-generation immigrants work some, like, menial job. You know, they drive cabs, they deliver food. Second generation, they go to good schools and they become, like, you know, a doctor or a lawyer or whatever. And the third generation lives in their mother's basement and smokes pot all day. She said that?
Yes. In fact, she used to tell me that, like, you know, first-generation immigrants work some, like, menial job. You know, they drive cabs, they deliver food. Second generation, they go to good schools and they become, like, you know, a doctor or a lawyer or whatever. And the third generation lives in their mother's basement and smokes pot all day. She said that?
I think she was, like, just speaking generally about, like, the immigrant experience. I lived in my mom's basement. She was just talking about immigrants. Okay. That's all.
I think she was, like, just speaking generally about, like, the immigrant experience. I lived in my mom's basement. She was just talking about immigrants. Okay. That's all.
I think she was, like, just speaking generally about, like, the immigrant experience. I lived in my mom's basement. She was just talking about immigrants. Okay. That's all.
I didn't have a calculated reason, but I had just like had written these two characters kind of before, you know, just like kind of trying to figure out, you know, what's behind the most charismatic person in the room? You know, what happens to them when they go home? Why are they acting that way? These are people that I've... feel very envious of, you know, the people who can light up a room.
I didn't have a calculated reason, but I had just like had written these two characters kind of before, you know, just like kind of trying to figure out, you know, what's behind the most charismatic person in the room? You know, what happens to them when they go home? Why are they acting that way? These are people that I've... feel very envious of, you know, the people who can light up a room.
I didn't have a calculated reason, but I had just like had written these two characters kind of before, you know, just like kind of trying to figure out, you know, what's behind the most charismatic person in the room? You know, what happens to them when they go home? Why are they acting that way? These are people that I've... feel very envious of, you know, the people who can light up a room.