Why Jesse Eisenberg Lucked Out With Julianne Moore on His Directing Debut ‘When You Finish Saving the World’ (Video)
thewrap.com“Finn is obviously a brilliant guy in real life and yet he plays kind of the fool here,” he said. “He plays (the role as) ignorant and blissfully unaware of how others see him.
And yet he can plausibly also play the rock star version of the character, who theoretically thousands of people around the world would idolize.
He’s able to play those things so well that I don’t think I would have been cast in the role.”He added, “When I can get over my envy of him I am enamored.”As for Moore, Eisenberg pointed out that the Oscar-winning actress displayed such a level of professionalism on set that his directorial notes were of little use.
During the six months he spent editing the film, in which Eisenberg said he had about five takes for each scene to choose from, it was almost always Moore’s first take that ended up in the film.“To me, she’s the greatest actress in the world,” he raved. “(She’s) able to play intellectually aloof while also incredibly feeling, neurotic while also self-confident, poised and unsure.
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