Sarah Paulson helped Pedro Pascal early in his career and gave him her acting wages so he “could have the money to feed himself” – Deadline

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Sarah Paulson opens up about her friendship with Pedro Pascal and the hardships she faced Mandalorian The actor went nuts early in his career.

Both actors attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and are interviewed by RespectedPaulson talks about how he helped Pascal during his job test.

“He’s talked about this publicly,” Paulson told the publication, “but there were times when I would give him a day’s wages from a job I had so he could have the money to feed himself.”

the We delay The star thought he wouldn’t be able to land a breakout role, adding, “My vision was that if I didn’t have some major exposure by the time I was 29, it was over, so I was readjusting what it meant to commit my life to this.” career constantly, and I give up on the notion that it looks like I thought it would be when I was a kid. There were so many good reasons to let that illusion go.”

Fast forward to the present, Pascal is one of the most popular actors in film and television. His other credits include game of thronesAnd Narus And Wonder Woman 1984.

“Everyone wants a piece of it,” Paulson added. “You just want him to succeed. And that, to me, is the sign of a major movie star. I’m ready for him to take over from the guys from romantic comedies past, like Bruce Willis and Mel Gibson and all those guys.”