Jesse Eisenberg
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You go there every night. Again, for me, this was just a dream come true because I get to go to New York City every night. I didn't have to like interact with people at school because I had this other thing and I couldn't have friends anyway because I was leaving. I got to miss Wednesdays in school because they do the day shows and Broadway. It was just great.
You go there every night. Again, for me, this was just a dream come true because I get to go to New York City every night. I didn't have to like interact with people at school because I had this other thing and I couldn't have friends anyway because I was leaving. I got to miss Wednesdays in school because they do the day shows and Broadway. It was just great.
You go there every night. Again, for me, this was just a dream come true because I get to go to New York City every night. I didn't have to like interact with people at school because I had this other thing and I couldn't have friends anyway because I was leaving. I got to miss Wednesdays in school because they do the day shows and Broadway. It was just great.
Do you remember how much you were making? I think I do. Or at least I can figure it out because it was the Roundabout Theater on Broadway, which they had these special contracts where you can make something like $220 a week. It wasn't $1,000. Gosh, no, no, no, no, no. Because when I was 12 and you were paying me a couple grand a week to come hang and play poker.
Do you remember how much you were making? I think I do. Or at least I can figure it out because it was the Roundabout Theater on Broadway, which they had these special contracts where you can make something like $220 a week. It wasn't $1,000. Gosh, no, no, no, no, no. Because when I was 12 and you were paying me a couple grand a week to come hang and play poker.
Do you remember how much you were making? I think I do. Or at least I can figure it out because it was the Roundabout Theater on Broadway, which they had these special contracts where you can make something like $220 a week. It wasn't $1,000. Gosh, no, no, no, no, no. Because when I was 12 and you were paying me a couple grand a week to come hang and play poker.
Oh, God, no, there's like no economy for that kind of thing. I made money when I was just about to turn 16 and I got on a TV series, Get Real, this Fox show. That's when I made money. And we were all just in a state of bewilderment. Yes, I bet.
Oh, God, no, there's like no economy for that kind of thing. I made money when I was just about to turn 16 and I got on a TV series, Get Real, this Fox show. That's when I made money. And we were all just in a state of bewilderment. Yes, I bet.
Oh, God, no, there's like no economy for that kind of thing. I made money when I was just about to turn 16 and I got on a TV series, Get Real, this Fox show. That's when I made money. And we were all just in a state of bewilderment. Yes, I bet.
She started making money at like five years old. And it was crazy. My parents are wonderful, wonderful people. And this is not a but this. This is an end this. And when my sister made money when she was younger, it was just like a weight off the shoulders of my house.
She started making money at like five years old. And it was crazy. My parents are wonderful, wonderful people. And this is not a but this. This is an end this. And when my sister made money when she was younger, it was just like a weight off the shoulders of my house.
She started making money at like five years old. And it was crazy. My parents are wonderful, wonderful people. And this is not a but this. This is an end this. And when my sister made money when she was younger, it was just like a weight off the shoulders of my house.
And they didn't even want to take her money. You know, there's the rules. It was just for the first time the lid went off the pot. And again, this is all for her for college. But there's a safety net somewhere in the mix. Somebody loses a leg. Yeah, it was like amazing. And then I got on this TV show. And then since that moment, it all just feels like a joke to me. Getting money for acting.
And they didn't even want to take her money. You know, there's the rules. It was just for the first time the lid went off the pot. And again, this is all for her for college. But there's a safety net somewhere in the mix. Somebody loses a leg. Yeah, it was like amazing. And then I got on this TV show. And then since that moment, it all just feels like a joke to me. Getting money for acting.
And they didn't even want to take her money. You know, there's the rules. It was just for the first time the lid went off the pot. And again, this is all for her for college. But there's a safety net somewhere in the mix. Somebody loses a leg. Yeah, it was like amazing. And then I got on this TV show. And then since that moment, it all just feels like a joke to me. Getting money for acting.
The whole thing just feels like a joke to me and my family and my wife. It all just feels like this is ridiculous. I can't believe no one's telling them they don't have to do this. That we would all be here anyway. Yes, yes.
The whole thing just feels like a joke to me and my family and my wife. It all just feels like this is ridiculous. I can't believe no one's telling them they don't have to do this. That we would all be here anyway. Yes, yes.
The whole thing just feels like a joke to me and my family and my wife. It all just feels like this is ridiculous. I can't believe no one's telling them they don't have to do this. That we would all be here anyway. Yes, yes.