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“Acting is kind of difficult to intellectualize - it's a far more visceral experience. It's really hard to be able to think about and then employ these kind of esoteric notions of this person's backstory and try to weave it in somehow. It's just kind of impossible.”

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Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg is an American actor born on October 5, 1983. He gained widespread recognition for his portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg in the film 'The Social Network', for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Eisenberg's acting career began on stage, and he has since transitioned to film and television. more

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