Owen Cooper received some sage career advice from legendary actor Robert De Niro that the young actor is still reeling over.

In an exclusive interview with TODAY.com , the 15-year-old breakout star of “Adolescence” revealed he had the opportunity to meet his acting idol face-to-face and even had De Niro sign one of his posters.

On the poster, the Academy Award winner wrote a special message and gave some important career advice.

“Good luck in the future,” De Niro’s message read, before his simple words of advice to Cooper: “Stay humble.”

Cooper tells TODAY.com that Di Niro’s message to him has left an indelible mark.

Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in "Adolescence." Netflix

“It was mind blowing to even meet him and to sit down with him was crazy,” he says.

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