Jesse Eisenberg

You know, just like the deification and celebration of a 13-year-old kid, you know, for doing what, I don't know. And then like the karaoke celebrating a kid. It just, it seemed so gross to me. And like the kids in school would talk about the checks they got from the, it just, it nauseated me. I don't know why. I'm sure because I was probably like a depressed little 12-year-old.

You know, just like the deification and celebration of a 13-year-old kid, you know, for doing what, I don't know. And then like the karaoke celebrating a kid. It just, it seemed so gross to me. And like the kids in school would talk about the checks they got from the, it just, it nauseated me. I don't know why. I'm sure because I was probably like a depressed little 12-year-old.

So like that stuff just seemed so gross. Yeah. You know, in retrospect, I still feel a little put off by it. Like, why are we celebrating this kid and giving them the, you know, kind of false illusion that they've done some great deed for the world by learning seven seconds of Hebrew and finishing school? To me, it kind of, like, still turns my stomach culturally.

So like that stuff just seemed so gross. Yeah. You know, in retrospect, I still feel a little put off by it. Like, why are we celebrating this kid and giving them the, you know, kind of false illusion that they've done some great deed for the world by learning seven seconds of Hebrew and finishing school? To me, it kind of, like, still turns my stomach culturally.

So like that stuff just seemed so gross. Yeah. You know, in retrospect, I still feel a little put off by it. Like, why are we celebrating this kid and giving them the, you know, kind of false illusion that they've done some great deed for the world by learning seven seconds of Hebrew and finishing school? To me, it kind of, like, still turns my stomach culturally.

But I dropped out of Hebrew school, you know, and then... Goodness, what would it have been like probably 10 years later? I was acting in a movie playing a Hasidic Jew in a movie called Holy Rollers. And so I was doing all this research on Hasidism. And I actually got a bar mitzvah because I was kind of like going to this Hasidic school.

But I dropped out of Hebrew school, you know, and then... Goodness, what would it have been like probably 10 years later? I was acting in a movie playing a Hasidic Jew in a movie called Holy Rollers. And so I was doing all this research on Hasidism. And I actually got a bar mitzvah because I was kind of like going to this Hasidic school.

But I dropped out of Hebrew school, you know, and then... Goodness, what would it have been like probably 10 years later? I was acting in a movie playing a Hasidic Jew in a movie called Holy Rollers. And so I was doing all this research on Hasidism. And I actually got a bar mitzvah because I was kind of like going to this Hasidic school.

And I was kind of pretending like I was just a kind of curious secular Jew, which they, of course, loved to have because they thought they can kind of. you know, convert me into, you know, their world. And so they gave me a bar mitzvah. So it was at the, it's called the 770. It's on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. It's like the big Hasidic school in New York. And so they gave me a bar mitzvah.

And I was kind of pretending like I was just a kind of curious secular Jew, which they, of course, loved to have because they thought they can kind of. you know, convert me into, you know, their world. And so they gave me a bar mitzvah. So it was at the, it's called the 770. It's on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. It's like the big Hasidic school in New York. And so they gave me a bar mitzvah.

And I was kind of pretending like I was just a kind of curious secular Jew, which they, of course, loved to have because they thought they can kind of. you know, convert me into, you know, their world. And so they gave me a bar mitzvah. So it was at the, it's called the 770. It's on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. It's like the big Hasidic school in New York. And so they gave me a bar mitzvah.

So not only did I not have like a kind of secular Jersey bar mitzvah, but I ended up having like a Hasidic bar mitzvah with like a hundred Hasidic young men standing around me, chanting and rapping the tefillin on me. So I had like probably the most religious bar mitzvah a person could have. But it was just because I was like trying to infiltrate this school to learn about it for an acting job.

So not only did I not have like a kind of secular Jersey bar mitzvah, but I ended up having like a Hasidic bar mitzvah with like a hundred Hasidic young men standing around me, chanting and rapping the tefillin on me. So I had like probably the most religious bar mitzvah a person could have. But it was just because I was like trying to infiltrate this school to learn about it for an acting job.

So not only did I not have like a kind of secular Jersey bar mitzvah, but I ended up having like a Hasidic bar mitzvah with like a hundred Hasidic young men standing around me, chanting and rapping the tefillin on me. So I had like probably the most religious bar mitzvah a person could have. But it was just because I was like trying to infiltrate this school to learn about it for an acting job.

No, because I really thought, I don't know, I take my work really seriously. So, like, I was thinking, like, I want to make sure this part is accurate and authentic. I mean, you know, not really. Yeah, no, because I'm like, what is the downside? Like, I'm not, you know, hurting them in any way. I am a secular Jew and I am curious about it.

No, because I really thought, I don't know, I take my work really seriously. So, like, I was thinking, like, I want to make sure this part is accurate and authentic. I mean, you know, not really. Yeah, no, because I'm like, what is the downside? Like, I'm not, you know, hurting them in any way. I am a secular Jew and I am curious about it.

No, because I really thought, I don't know, I take my work really seriously. So, like, I was thinking, like, I want to make sure this part is accurate and authentic. I mean, you know, not really. Yeah, no, because I'm like, what is the downside? Like, I'm not, you know, hurting them in any way. I am a secular Jew and I am curious about it.

I wasn't, you know, I wasn't trying to, you know, steal their styrofoam cups of coffee. I was just trying to, like, learn about their things so I can present it accurately in a movie. And I wanted to play my character with as much respect as I possibly could.

I wasn't, you know, I wasn't trying to, you know, steal their styrofoam cups of coffee. I was just trying to, like, learn about their things so I can present it accurately in a movie. And I wanted to play my character with as much respect as I possibly could.

I wasn't, you know, I wasn't trying to, you know, steal their styrofoam cups of coffee. I was just trying to, like, learn about their things so I can present it accurately in a movie. And I wanted to play my character with as much respect as I possibly could.