The 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards was all about first kisses, family legacies and why you shouldn’t drink too much soda. Nicholas Braun, Elle Fanning and Javier Bardem shared their stories in the traditional “I Am An Actor” opening portion of the SAG Awards.
Braun kicked things off with an amusing story about the consequences of guzzling back sugary, bubbly beverages. “I got my SAG card when I was 11, making my first film,” Braun said. “I was so excited to be on a film set and for all the free soda.
As much soda as I wanted. I’d do a scene, drink a soda. Do a scene, drink a soda. I was hitting it hard.” READ MORE: ‘Squid Game’ Breaks Records At The 2022 SAG Awards “The director comes up to me and sits me down.
He says, ‘Nick, your face is getting rounder. Your face is changing from the beginning of the shoot. We’re going to need to stop drinking so much soda.’ It was the best note I ever got.” Bardem told a more personal story about his family’s proud lineage of acting. “My grandparents, Rafael and Matilda, were comicos as we call the actors in Spain,” he said. “Pilar Bardem, my lovely mother, was one of the most brilliant actors of her generation.
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