Jesse Eisenberg

Yeah, like the first few days, yeah, he told me, like, that's not what I want to do. I don't want to get notes from you. I don't want to rehearse or talk about the scenes. I was just panicked that he wasn't going to know his lines because he speaks so quickly in the movie and it has to go quick. Like the movie wouldn't work if he's kind of stumbly with his dialogue.

So I was just worried he wouldn't know his lines. But he's some kind of genius because... He would come to set in the morning and he would say, what scene are we shooting today? Which is like not the question you want to hear from your main actor. And I would say, it's the five-page scene on the train. You have two monologues that have to be delivered at lightning speed.

So I was just worried he wouldn't know his lines. But he's some kind of genius because... He would come to set in the morning and he would say, what scene are we shooting today? Which is like not the question you want to hear from your main actor. And I would say, it's the five-page scene on the train. You have two monologues that have to be delivered at lightning speed.

So I was just worried he wouldn't know his lines. But he's some kind of genius because... He would come to set in the morning and he would say, what scene are we shooting today? Which is like not the question you want to hear from your main actor. And I would say, it's the five-page scene on the train. You have two monologues that have to be delivered at lightning speed.

And he would go, oh, God, I remember that scene. It was so funny. Can I see the script? I'm like, oh my goodness. So I show him the script. He looks at it. Terry, I'm totally, I'm being completely serious. He looks at the script for like a minute and he's word perfect.

And he would go, oh, God, I remember that scene. It was so funny. Can I see the script? I'm like, oh my goodness. So I show him the script. He looks at it. Terry, I'm totally, I'm being completely serious. He looks at the script for like a minute and he's word perfect.

And he would go, oh, God, I remember that scene. It was so funny. Can I see the script? I'm like, oh my goodness. So I show him the script. He looks at it. Terry, I'm totally, I'm being completely serious. He looks at the script for like a minute and he's word perfect.

He just has some kind of weird memory bank where he's able to learn lines and really, really quickly and then forget about them the next day. So he was always great. And, you know, for me, you know, trying to direct him, it just felt like the movie is going to be great if I let him kind of run around. You know, I don't like...

He just has some kind of weird memory bank where he's able to learn lines and really, really quickly and then forget about them the next day. So he was always great. And, you know, for me, you know, trying to direct him, it just felt like the movie is going to be great if I let him kind of run around. You know, I don't like...

He just has some kind of weird memory bank where he's able to learn lines and really, really quickly and then forget about them the next day. So he was always great. And, you know, for me, you know, trying to direct him, it just felt like the movie is going to be great if I let him kind of run around. You know, I don't like...

dialogue improvisation, but if I can let him just be free and spontaneous, the movie will really soar. And the movie benefits from that because the movie really is kind of like my perspective on my cousin. And it really works nicely when he is as hard to grasp for the audience as he is for me.

dialogue improvisation, but if I can let him just be free and spontaneous, the movie will really soar. And the movie benefits from that because the movie really is kind of like my perspective on my cousin. And it really works nicely when he is as hard to grasp for the audience as he is for me.

dialogue improvisation, but if I can let him just be free and spontaneous, the movie will really soar. And the movie benefits from that because the movie really is kind of like my perspective on my cousin. And it really works nicely when he is as hard to grasp for the audience as he is for me.

Thanks. What a privilege to speak to you finally. Thank you.

Thanks. What a privilege to speak to you finally. Thank you.

Thanks. What a privilege to speak to you finally. Thank you.

Thank you so much. What an honor to be on your show.

Thank you so much. What an honor to be on your show.

Thank you so much. What an honor to be on your show.

Well, yeah, I mean, actually, it was even more explicit than what you mentioned. It was at Auschwitz tours with lunch. So, right, so I was writing this movie that took place in Mongolia. It was about similar kind of characters, David and Benji, the characters Kieran and I play in this movie. But it was set in Mongolia, and it was just not going well.