Jesse Eisenberg is grateful for his friendship with Emma Stone. The “A Real Pain” writer and star gushed about Stone’s support of his career as a writer while he accepted the award for best screenplay at the Film Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Jesse Eisenberg spoke about the possibility of writing a role for Emma Stone at the Independent Spirit Awards.

"I am riding the coattails of her goodwill," Eisenberg said when accepting the best screenplay award on Saturday.

Jesse Eisenberg called actress Emma Stone his "fairy godmother" during his acceptance speech for best screenplay at the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards, as per The Hollywood Reporter.The Social Network actor won the best screenplay award for his film The Real Pain,

I am riding the coattails of her goodwill,' Eisenberg said of Stone, his longtime friend who has become a prolific producer.

I think about her not as my producer, but like a fairy godmother, that I am riding the coattails of her goodwill.”