Pete Davidson reveals he always thought Glenn Close was British because she was so ‘elegant’

Comedian Pete Davidson made a unique confession to Glenn Close, revealing during a virtual interview between the actors that he thought she was British.

Davdison, 27, has found himself in the midst of the awards season contention for his critically-acclaimed performance in The King of Staten Island, while Close, 73, is a contender for her work in Hillbilly Elegy.

The unlikely interview subjects found themselves chatting with one another as part of Variety’s Actors on Actors series, where Davidson made the admission. 

‘You’re so elegant and wonderful, I always thought you were British,’ the Saturday Night Live star proclaimed, after Close was speaking about coming from the ‘countryside’ in Connecticut.

Davidson added that he, ‘watched a bunch of interviews’ and realized, ‘Oh my goodness, she’s from like an hour and a half away.’

Close added that she, ‘grew up a little tomboy in the countryside in Connecticut,’ adding she ‘lived in my imagination’ which served her well in her childhood.

The seven-time Oscar nominee added how she thought stand-up comedy was so ‘courageous,’ which Davidson offered his thoughts on. 

‘There are definitely tons more courageous jobs, but I definitely think it’s courageous to get on stage in front of people, because it is terrifying,’ Davidson said.

He added that the reason why he thinks was able to do it, was because he lost his dad, a New York firefighter, during 9/11 when he was really young, and comedy is what, ‘got me by.’

He referenced comics like Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr (who stars in The King of Staten Island with him) and John Mulaney as his influences when he started performing stand-up at age 16.

‘It was such a great escape and my friends were like, “You should do it. What’s the worst thing that could happen?” I was like, “Oh you’re right. The worst thing pretty much already happened.”‘ 

Close also opened up about some of her iconic roles, including playing the iconic villain Cruela de Vil in Disney’s 101 Damlatians. 

‘I asked to get some of the original dialogue from the animated feature because she said, ‘Chloroform them! Drown them!’ It’s really horrible stuff. I realized the meaner she was, the better she was. I loved that character,’ the actress said.

Davidson chimed in and said her character was, ‘amazing’ and her performance was, ‘scary hysterical,’ while asking if she took any of her costumes.  

‘I got in my contract that I got to keep all my costumes that I wore in the movie,’ the actress said.

‘Then when they found out how expensive they were, they were unhappy that it was in my contract. They wanted to make another copy, another set, for me. I said no,’ she added.