Sarah Paulson talks about giving her friend Pedro Pascal money when they were young actors so he could eat

Two of Hollywood’s most talented actors, Sarah Paulson (History of American Crime, american horror story) AND Peter Pascal (The Mandalorian, The Last of Us), are close friends dating back to their college days, when they attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts together. The two have kept in touch and even appeared together in a recent episode of Saturday night livein which Pascal was hosting, and Paulson moved on to play.

In a recent interview with SquirePaulson opened up about the couple’s past and the beginning of their acting career.

“He’s talked about it publicly, but there were times when I’d give him my per diem from a job I was working at so he could have money to feed himself.”

Pascal himself says he’s not sure he would ever break through and land a leading role:

“My vision was that if I didn’t have great exposure by the age of twenty-nine, it would be over, so I was constantly readjusting what it meant to dedicate my life to this profession and give up the idea that it looks like what I thought as a kid. There were so so many good reasons to let go of that illusion.

Of course, we now know that Pascal is one of the most sought-after actors in the industry. Paulson agrees, adding:

“Everyone wants a piece of him. You just want it to be successful. And that to me, I think, is the mark of a great movie star. I’m ready for him to take the reins from the rom-com guys of yesteryear, like Bruce Willis and Mel Gibson and all these guys.

It’s so fun to hear stories of good people in the industry who have pulled together and supported each other in the process. Paulson can soon be seen in the horror thriller film Dustand Pascal is currently starring in the third season of The Mandalorianwith the movie Dolls to drive with Matt Damon premiering this September.