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“Depression, if it’s an unconsciously elected experience, is a luxury. “

Vulture: There is a line in the play that talks about how depression can really be a cover for selfishness. Where did that idea come from?

Jesse Eisenberg: I often think if you have time to sit around the house feeling bad for yourself, you have time to tutor a child. I’m guilty of that exact thing. I will spend more time sitting around feeling bad for myself than actually helping somebody. And because I’m feeling bad about myself, it still seems like a noble hour spent because I didn’t enjoy it. So it’s masking selfishness by calling it depression. Depression, if it’s an unconsciously elected experience, is a luxury. 

(Source: New York Magazine)