Millie Bobby Brown calls out casting director who said she ‘wouldn’t make it’ in Hollywood

Actress Millie Bobby Brown has been acting since the age of 8 as a guest star in the ABC fantasy drama Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.

Since then, she has rocketed to fame as Eleven in Netflix’s original hit series Stranger Things in 2016 and has now even released a new clothing line called Florence by Mills.

Although she doesn’t have the largest amount of roles, she is still very notable in the industry.

Brown revealed she had received a lot of criticism and some very harsh words towards her that made her want to quit acting altogether.

During a 2022 interview with Allure magazine, Millie came forward about her struggles growing up in the spotlight while trying to make it in the acting world.

“I enjoyed being different people because I always struggled with self-identity and knowing who I was.”

“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,” she added.

“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.”

She revealed that during an audition at the age of 10, a casting director said some very harsh words to a young child just trying to make her dream come true.

“I always knew that I was mature and I couldn’t really help that,” she 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.”

She continued: “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.”

“I got really down about that.”

Thankfully Millie did not let that destroy her future as she is well on her way to creating an even more successful career.