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The Education of Jesse Eisenberg, Pt. II
June 12, 2009
Here’s the second half of my recent interview with Jesse Eisenberg, star of Anchor Bay’s upcoming The Education of Charlie Banks (Street June 23) and Disney’s Adventureland (Street: Aug. 25).
VB: You’re a native New Yorker and you currently live in Manhattan. Do you have frequent encounters with fans?
JE: I can usually tell when someone is approaching me what they’ve seen me in just based on who they are. It’s another incentive to do good movies—the better the movie, the more respectful the people are. Then again, if you do a movie that appeals to a lot of people, they’re usually a little louder when they approach you.
VB: And how about L.A.?
JE: I’m not in L.A. that frequently, actually. I just finished shooting a film in Indiana and nobody came up to me there. I guess if you’re not in L.A. or New York, you don’t usually see people in movies who are just walking around. Or you’re not looking for them.
VB: And I understand that you’re currently in school here in New York?
JE: Yes, I just started the other day actually. I go to the New School and I’ll be going all through the summer.
VB: What are you studying?
JE: I’m going for a liberal arts degree.
VB: Was going to school at this point—you’re 25 years old—always part of your plan?
JE: It kinds of get frustrating waiting around to do movies, so you have to really find something else. I also wanted to graduate college. My father is a college professor…
VB: So it wouldn’t have gone down too well if you passed on it.
JE: No...
Posted by Laurence Lerman on June 12, 2009 | Comments (0)
