Millie Bobby Brown Covers Vanity Fair
Millie Bobby Brown is on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine. Millie is on the cover to promote her new film, The Electric State. Highlights from her interview are below.
On bringing Eleven from Stranger Things to life: “I implemented what I was learning as a child, or what I was going through, into her. Eleven’s identity was a huge thing that we were kind of fighting with. Is she going to dress as a girl? Or is she gonna dress in the shirts of her adoptive father, Hopper? Or is she gonna be what her friends are helping her to be? At that time in my life, I didn’t know what I wanted to look like, if I preferred more feminine looks, more masculine looks, more androgynous, more grunge. So I implemented that confusion.”
On the treatment of children in the Entertainment industry: “I think everybody’s a little bit too lax about the way that children are brought up in the industry. I grew up with a lot of eyes on my parents, but I feel that those were the people that protected me the most. I learned how to say no at a very young age. I think it’s a very powerful word. My mom is very knowing and wise, and she advocates for herself. My dad has always been someone who pushes me to stand up for myself and never settle for anything less than what I deserve. The trust he’s instilled in me—the love and hope he’s instilled in me—has helped me go on sets or stages and fight for myself…in hopes that I can fight for others. I never wanted to be famous. That was never my thing. I just love acting.”
You can check out even more from her interview here.