Dr. Anthony Fauci is responding to Brad Pitt being nominated for an Emmy for playing him on Saturday Night Live — and it’s all love!

Of course, Dr. Fauci is the leading public health expert on the White House COVID-19 task force. Brad is nominated for his brief but memorable parody.

“The only thing I can say [is], it’s somewhat surrealistic,” he said in an interview with the Associated Press. “I don’t get distracted by that. I have to really focus like a laserbeam on the things that I’m responsible for. I think that’s kind of interesting, it’s a little bit strange that that’s going on… But one thing for sure: It doesn’t go to my head, because I don’t pay much attention to it.”

After the episode aired, Dr. Fauci acknowledged Brad by telling Telemundo’s Un Nuevo Día “I think he did great. I’m a great fan of Brad Pitt, and that’s the reason why, when people ask me who I would like to play me, I mention Brad Pitt. He’s one of my favorite actors.”

“I think he showed that he is really a classy guy when, at the end, he took off his hair and thanked me and all of the health care workers,” he added. “So, not only is he a really great actor, but he is actually a classy person.”

God we love you, Dr. Fauci. Please keep trying to save the world.