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Jesse Eisenberg is Adorable And We Are Going to Love Him Now

A photo of Jesse Eisenberg

Was that headline assertive enough? Because I meant every word of it.

This morning, Jenn showed you a clip from The Tonight Show where The Situation tried to charm the pants off Jesse Eisenberg. You guys loved that, right? How could you not? But now I want to share some quotes from his interview with Jay Leno so we can all appreciate how precious he is on his own, all right?

On doing the most touching thing that anyone’s ever done: “My family is from Poland and I always vowed to my aunt, who is 99, she’s my best friend, I told her that if I ever get a movie in Europe I’m going to go to the town you’re from, I’m going to take pictures of your house and bring them back to you. She seemed really excited by that idea. And I did it… an insane, arduous trip through Poland. I rented a car for two weeks, I got into a car accident, my passport was stolen. All these insane things to get this one picture of a tiny house… when I finally showed it to her she couldn’t care less. ‘Yeah that looks like it, yeah.’ It was disappointing.”

On bicycles: “Traffic is so bad in New York City, you’re actually faster on two wheels…. I flipped over a taxi door once. You just get up, get back on the bike and leave, embarrassed. I was so humiliated that I just wanted to get away from it. I had six broken ribs but I was mortified.”

On having his picture taken: “I don’t like being in my own skin even when I’m not being photographed.”

On delivering pizzas and inventing Facebook: “In preparation for the movie [30 Minutes or Less], I went out with a guy, Alex… took me out in Grand Rapids, Michigan where we shot the movie. One woman started tearing up, thanked me for starting this website that she can talk to her grandson on.”

He went to Poland to take a picture for his aunt.  He rode his bike with six broken ribs to avoid embarrassment.  He delivered pizzas in Michigan. He’s so awkward it hurts and I want to start showing him some more appreciation around here.

Thoughts?

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