“Perhaps struggling over futility prepares us for
the struggles that actually matter. The search for a parking spot allows us to
learn about our neighborhood, the snow shovelling prepares our bodies for the
day that the snowplough doesn’t arrive, the family debates sharpen our critical
thinking, and the gruelling theatre schedule makes performing in a
high-pressure, commercial movie seem comparatively enjoyable.” —Jesse Eisenberg,
“All the World’s a Two-Inch Screen,”
The Financial Times, Sept. 12-13,
2015
I was okay with this until I got to that part about
the “high-pressure, commercial movie.” I’m afraid that not just “performing” in
that, but being handsomely compensated for it, is an experience that neither I
nor millions of others can identify with.
