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The 2025 Oscars causedEric Andresome real pain.
“I read the script.
I was like, ‘I dunno if I wanna go to Poland.'”
Eric André; Kieran Culkin with his Oscar.Credit:Jesse Grant/Variety via Getty; Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty
“All my Jewish side is Polish Jews that got cooked in the concentration camps,” he said.
“So I was like, ‘That seems really miserable, and not in my lane.’
“I was like, ‘I appreciate the offer, sure it’s gonna be great.
Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg in ‘A Real Pain’.Searchlight Pictures
I don’t think that’s what I’m looking for right now,'” he recalled.
“I was just like, ‘This is a lot of work.’
It was a tremendous amount of dialogue.
Andre wasn’t particularly thrilled when he saw the outcome of the Oscars’ Best Supporting Actor race.
“The motherf—er won an Oscar for the role I passed on,” he said.
“And it’s not like I get offered roles constantly.
Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg in ‘A Real Pain’.Searchlight Pictures
I’m not f—in’ Leonardo DiCapricock.
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“That kid’s not even Jewish, Culkin.
They’re not Jewish, are they?”
Andre responded, “I don’t think so.
They’re Catholic.”
Andre shot back, “Neither is Kieran Culkin.”
But Santino suggested that Culkin’s talent transcended ethnic identity.
“Yeah, but he’s Kieran Culkin, my guy.Succesh?”
“Never seen it,” Andre said.
“I’m on the first season ofLost.
And that’s not a joke.”
Watch the full conversation between Andre and Santino above.
