Q&A: Actor Jesse Eisenberg Gives Us Hiccups Of Laughter
b'Jesse Eisenberg is best known for starring in movies like \\u201cThe Social Network,\\u201d \\u201cZombieland\\u201d and next year\'s "Batman v. Superman." But he\\u2019s quickly gaining attention for his writing as well, in the form of both plays and humor.
In 2015 alone, Eisenberg starred in three films, spent two months acting in an award-winning off-Broadway play of his own writing, and released his first book. It\\u2019s called \\u201cBream Gives Me Hickups & Other Stories," and it takes its name from a series of restaurant reviews he penned for the \\u201cNew Yorker\\u201d from the perspective of a privileged child.
Eisenberg spoke with OPB and and two selections from "Bream Gives Me Hiccups" on a pop-up stage at the book festival Wordstock. You can read an edited version here: http://www.opb.org/artsandlife/article/actor-jesse-eisenberg-gives-us-hiccups'