Brody appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday to talk about his Oscar-nominated film. In the movie, Brody ages 30 years so heavy prosthetics were necessary. The actor shared a story with Fallon about how the film’s makeup artist tried to remove the prosthetics on his nose but began to dig into his real nose instead.

Brody, 51, shared the hilarious anecdote on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon,” after the late-night host asked about the use of prosthetics in the film, which is nominated for nine Academy Awards —including Best Picture and Best Actor for Brody.

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