Woody Allen has commented that he would have played Jesse Eisenberg's part if he was young as it's the sort of character he could play well: "I would have played Jesse's part if I was young. I'm a very limited actor but that's one of the things I could play well. I would have played that part like Jesse (played it). Maybe not as well because he's got that fast, very skillful delivery, but Jesse could play characters that I play very, very effectively."