Kieran Culkin’s childhood self was almost as unfiltered as hisSuccessioncharacter, Roman Roy.

“I remember, during rehearsal day, being on the stage, and I was with my mom.

Kevin Nealon walks by and she grabs him and she goes, ‘Oh, hey, you’re great.

THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON – Episode 1545 – Pictured: Actor Kieran Culkin during an interview on Friday, November 5, 2021

‘Succession’ star and ‘SNL’ host Kieran Culkin on ‘The Tonight Show’.Sean Gallagher/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

“And I went, ‘Mom, I told you he’s mysecondfavorite.

Dana Carvey is my favorite!'”

Culkin said Nealon was visibly taken aback by the remark.

Culkin was only 9 years old when he appeared in a series of sketches onSNLwhen his brother hosted it.

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Watch Culkin remember his firstSNLappearance in the video above.