Jesse Eisenberg Steps Into His Past
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Actor, writer, and director Jesse Eisenberg’s latest project, A Real Pain, is perhaps his most personal to date.
He joins us today to unpack the journey that shaped the film (9:18 ), memories from his travels to Poland (15:40 ), and what he observed about his family growing up in East Brunswick (22:23 ). Then, Eisenberg reflects on his first jokes written on post-it notes (29:20 ), his breakthrough acting roles in Roger Dodger (31:35 ) and The Squid and the Whale (34:37 ), and formative visits to his aunt Doris in New York City (35:32 ).
On the back-half, we talk about his transformation in The Social Network (41:15 ), the erotic dream that inspired his play The Spoils (42:48 ), the real anxiety he explored while writing A Real Pain (46:39 ), lessons on directing from Richard Ayoade and Greg Mottola (51:14 ), and why he cares so deeply about his art (1:00:10 ).
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