Sam Nivola Says Patrick Schwarzenegger Is ‘Like a Brother’ to Him

Spoilers for the latest episode of The White Lotus follow.

The White Lotus this week officially became Les Brothers Dangereux. Not only did Lochlan (Sam Nivola) kiss his brother, Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), he also jerked him off. Don’t worry, it was awkward for everyone, including the actors. “Patrick was already like a brother to me,” Nivola told Variety of filming the scene. “It felt sort of fucked up.” “Exactly, use that,” Stanislavski shouts from beyond.

“It was very weird kissing Patrick because he’s a really good friend of mine,” Nivola also said. “And, you know, I’m straight, he’s straight. It’s already weird. It would have been easier if that was the first time we were meeting.”

Still, Nivola saw Mike White’s thematic vision. “The sexual nature of that scene is just a blown-out, big way of saying: I’m trying to please Saxon in any way in order to feel loved in return,” he explained to W. “Then I go too far, and it totally backfires, and he wants nothing to do with me.”

Hand-job acting really is a test of skills. Just ask Daniel Craig.

• [variety]

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