Jesse Eisenberg Shares Rare Insight Into Life at Home with His, Anna Strout’s 8-Year-old

“Then I thought, ‘I’ve always had a fear of needles. I wonder if I start donating blood, I won’t have a fear of needles because I’m doing it for a reason—for a good reason,’” he said. “And so I started donating blood and I realized I had no fear of needles anymore.”

From there, it made sense that the “next step” for him would be to do something that would help someone else, like donating a kidney. 

“I realized when I have a purpose, when I’m doing something,” he added, “then I have no hesitation.”

Check out what inspired Jesse to abracadabra away his fears when Now You See You: Now You Don’t hits theaters Nov. 14 and keep reading to see what other films will be magically appearing on a big screen near you.

—Reporting by Nikaline McCarley