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Drooling over Pedro Pascal is acceptable. Spitting at him is just plain disrespectful.

“The Last of Us” actor met with Steven Yeun, who starred in the Netflix hit “Beef,” for a Variety interview. The series, which follows a feud stemming from a road rage incident, prompted Pascal to share his own story.

“It was my fault. I’ve had three incidents, and they’ve all been my fault,” Pascal confessed. “I cut somebody off, and I look over, and there’s a big glob of saliva — like visual effects put it there, man — just dripping down the side of the passenger window. And my sister was like, ‘F–k!’ “

The altercation took place in Los Angeles April 20.

“It absolutely humbled me and shocked me, scared me a little bit, disturbed me,” Pascal said.

Yeun, who is also known for his role on “The Walking Dead,” had his own run-in with a disgruntled driver the same day, except his car was given the finger instead of a free car wash.

He commended Pascal’s consciousness for not reacting negatively to the driver wanting to connect with “The Mandalorian” actor.

“They want me to drink in their saliva,” Pascal said, recalling the guilt he felt.

The two post-apocalyptic actors spent most of the rest of the interview gushing over each other and their roles.

Being a veteran player of the “The Last of Us” video game, Yeun watched Pascal graciously fall into the character Joel.

“I don’t see judgment in your performance. I see real love in your performance. When I think about ‘The Mandalorian,’ people could get really trapped by that role,” Yeun said. “Who among us is brave enough, and also — I don’t want to gas you up too much — selfless enough? ‘I’m going to enter this character that might not have my face be seen,’ and then still land it in a way that it doesn’t trap you. These characters are part of your journey, as opposed to eating you.”

Yeun won’t be forever devoured by his role on “The Walking Dead.” Co-starring alongside Ali Wong on “Beef,” he showcases “danger within the averageness of his life” without needing zombies or mysterious objects to make it entertaining.

“I was watching ‘Beef’ with envy, in terms of how much it reflects such a living truth that can happen anywhere but was happening to me yesterday in Los Angeles,” Pascal said. “Which made me admire your performance even more because I was like, ‘You’re nailing it.’ “

Despite having the permission to bring different emotions on set “to feel everything, contain it, or express it,” Pascal revealed to Yeun’s shock that he has yet to watch the finale of “The Last of Us.”

“I saw it all up until then. I haven’t done anything for that amount of time before, and so my attachment to the experience is strange,” Pascal said. “As a guy who’s pushing 50, to feel this very innocent, semi-angry, emotional attachment to an experience that’s over. I think it was like falling in love, and at the point where you’re like, ‘I don’t fall in love.’ You know? Because it hurts too much.”

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