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When you take on a role, even if the character is somebody that you are dissimilar to, you have to identify with the role and look for an emotional connection even if there is not a biographical one.

Jesse Eisenberg

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Jesse Eisenberg
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: October 5
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Jesse Adam Eisenberg
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