Millie Bobby Brown told Allure magazine that a strong casting director turned her down when she was 10 years old because she was “too mature” Brown claims that the casting director for “Stranger Things” told her she would never succeed as an actress due to her maturity levels before she landed the role of a lifetime as Eleven on Netflix.
“I always knew that I was mature and I couldn’t really help that,” Brown said. “Going back to what I said earlier about being kind of very lonely in who I was and feeling like no one was quite like me in school and no one was as mature as I was, [hearing that] was really hard because I thought [maturity] was a good thing. And then being told that it wasn’t, that I wouldn’t make it in this industry, it was so hurtful.”
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“I got really down about that,” Brown proceeded. “My parents told me, ‘Just do this one last audition on tape and then you can go outside and play with your friends again.’ So I said, ‘Okay, yeah, I should do this one because it looks cool.’”
The rest, as they say, is history after that self-tape audition for “Stranger Things.” Brown added that the casting director’s suggestion blew her mind because she had always loved acting in varied roles, even as a small child.
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“I enjoyed being different people because I always struggled with self-identity and knowing who I was,” Brown said.
“Even as a young person, I always felt like I didn’t quite belong in every room I was in. I also struggle with loneliness a bit. I always felt quite alone in a crowded room, like I was just one of a kind like nobody ever really understood me. So I liked [playing] characters that people understood [and] people could relate to because I felt like no one could relate to Millie.”
For the next fifth and final season of “Stranger Things,” which is expected to premiere in 2023 or later, Brown will play Eleven once again. Stay tuned with us only on Lee Daily
