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Jason Bateman
Hey guys.
Sean Hayes
Hey guys.
Will Arnett
Well, everybody knows what mine is.
Jason Bateman
Your what is favorite favorite candy?
Will Arnett
Didn't you just say favorite candies?
Jason Bateman
No.
Sean Hayes
Oh, you were just thinking that.
Jason Bateman
Oh my God, Sean, are you thinking all the time favorite candies?
Will Arnett
I thought you just said name your favorite kidney.
Jason Bateman
No, nobody said favorite kidney boy.
Sean Hayes
Welcome to Smartless.
Jason Bateman
Smart.
Sean Hayes
Smart.
Jason Bateman
Smart.
Millie Bobby Brown
Less.
Sean Hayes
So listener. Sean is in England.
Will Arnett
London, England.
Sean Hayes
And what's Sean, what you're doing there? This is the Edgar Wright.
Will Arnett
This is just a little cameo in. In the the Running man movie directed by Edgar.
Jason Bateman
You went to England to do some. To record some cameos.
Will Arnett
Uh huh.
Jason Bateman
Okay.
Will Arnett
Yeah. How much you got? How much you got?
Jason Bateman
Okay. Hey, it's Sean Hayes. Happy birthday, Gary.
Will Arnett
Congratulations, Sean, you've negotiated London.
Sean Hayes
Yeah, Sean, you've negotiated very nice accommodations for yourself there.
Will Arnett
Yes, it's wonderful. Thanks. Paramount Pictures. Yeah.
Sean Hayes
Oh, lovely. So that's a. At least a one bedroom suite you've got there for your cameo.
Will Arnett
Well, we get two bedrooms because there's snoring happening with.
Sean Hayes
You've come out of pocket is what is what you're saying. You guys spend everything you're making just to keep Scotty out of your bed.
Will Arnett
You know, also the I know we talked about this before, but like, the jet lag thing, I. Is unbelievable.
Sean Hayes
What time is it right now for you?
Will Arnett
It's 5:30. And I. Like 20 minutes ago, my head was bobbing. I'm like.
Sean Hayes
Well, yeah, because it's 9:30 in the morning here in Los Angeles. So you just have spent all night awake up, basically.
Will Arnett
Right.
Jason Bateman
Let's just say this. It's safe to say, and I mean this with a tremendous amount of love. Oh, you operate your daily. Your normal life is. If you have jet lag, it's totally terrible. It's terrible. You should be sent away to a sleep. I mean it. Because.
Will Arnett
No, I did it. I did a sleep study and all that. I have apnea and all that.
Jason Bateman
Something needs to happen because you're a candidate for dropping dead.
Will Arnett
What do you mean?
Sean Hayes
Wait, are you saying because he's. He's tired all the time?
Jason Bateman
Well, he just has no. His. His.
Will Arnett
Well, I'm just. I sleep three, four hours and I'm up. Then I sleep another three or four hours.
Jason Bateman
Sleep hygiene is. Yeah, it's really bad. And I mean this. I don't. I. I know that I'm sort of joking around, but. But it is true that it's. It's a. You know, it's.
Will Arnett
No, I know it's serious. I know, but. But I tried. Listen, I. I did the thing. I went to the. You know, got the sleep study. I. You know, and then they say you have apnea. It's really bad, and so they sell you that machine. So I bought the machine and, you know, I just. I tried it for a month. I just. There's so I could talk for an hour about all the issues I have. One thing I didn't tell you, Jason. I think I told.
Sean Hayes
Wait, so are you still using the hoses?
Will Arnett
No, I'm done. I can't do it.
Sean Hayes
Right, so now you're just risking. You're risking suffocating to death every health.
Will Arnett
Yeah, I sleep better without the machine.
Jason Bateman
No, you don't.
Will Arnett
I do. I'm telling you, all right? I can't. I can't. But there is something funny that happens with that machine. You know, you. You know what it is, right? You hook it up to your. No, your nostrils. It goes through your nostrils and it covers your mouth and blah, blah, blah. And so I'm all set up and Scotty. And Scotty comes in. This is like a few weeks ago, to say good night to me. And I have it on. So you can't really talk because all the air Is blowing inside of you, you know, inside of your mouth. Yeah.
Sean Hayes
You're like in the er.
Will Arnett
Yeah, just like in the er. And he goes, all right, babe, I love you. Good night. And I go, I love you too. Because you can't take it out of your mouth.
Jason Bateman
Is it. I love you too. But you're. Now Scotty's real. I mean, you're already his dream guy, but now you're his real. Because now you've got a whole sci Fi look to you that just. You're scratching every itch.
Will Arnett
I look like Prometheus, the guy in Prometheus? Yeah.
Sean Hayes
God. So now does that get him excited? Are you guys. Are you having an increased physical life or decreased one? Yeah. What are we. We're into sort of just like a seasonal touch up.
Will Arnett
Yeah. What do you mean?
Sean Hayes
It's like once in the spring, once in the winter, once in the fall.
Jason Bateman
You want to know the rates of their. Their sex life?
Sean Hayes
I do, I do. Let's do that. I'm sure that our guest will wait.
Jason Bateman
Let's do that. I like hearing we get updates from Amanda when you guys do it.
Sean Hayes
Yeah, Right. Huh?
Jason Bateman
Oh, yeah.
Will Arnett
Right.
Jason Bateman
Unsolicited. And then Jason, I'm like, hey, Amanda, I honestly, you gotta know that I don't wanna know this. Yeah.
Will Arnett
Don't wanna know about anybody, by the way.
Jason Bateman
Yeah.
Sean Hayes
Oh, she loves to share.
Jason Bateman
I know, it's sweet. God bless her. It is sweet.
Sean Hayes
Will, thanks for combing your hair. Started a little bit rough.
Jason Bateman
It's just sweaty. I just worked out.
Sean Hayes
You don't need to scream. Okay. We're all exercising. What are you doing for workouts over there in New York? Are you. Are you outside? Are you inside?
Jason Bateman
No, no, no, I'm. I'm inside. I'm mixing it up. I've. I've got a few different things that I'm doing. And Downey put me in touch with these guys who've opened a new facility that I'm going to go look at next week that apparently they do all sorts of cool stuff.
Will Arnett
Oh, really?
Jason Bateman
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And I'm in touch with the guy.
Will Arnett
And I just like, what kind of new. What kind of new stuff? Like stuff we don't know about?
Jason Bateman
Yeah, just like new stuff like how.
Sean Hayes
To kill a guy with a ballpoint pen?
Jason Bateman
Well, that. Yeah, it's just more like, you know.
Sean Hayes
But you get hot looking while you're doing it.
Jason Bateman
Yeah, yeah.
Sean Hayes
All right, are you guys ready?
Jason Bateman
Yeah, I mean, I guess so. Do you have a whole intro?
Sean Hayes
Well, our next guest grew up In England. Okay.
Jason Bateman
Oh, okay.
Sean Hayes
But you know what? She's a real whippersnapper. This 20 year old has already done a lot. She's. Yeah. She's received multiple nominations for Emmys and SAGs. She's produced and starred in her own franchise. She's written a New York Times bestseller, now being adapted for the screen by an Oscar nominee.
Jason Bateman
What?
Sean Hayes
She's got her own global beauty product line. She's a star of one of the most successful shows in the world. And still at just 20 years old, she's the proud mother of 10 children.
Will Arnett
What are you talking about?
Sean Hayes
They all have four legs.
Jason Bateman
It's all one of his weird intros. Go ahead. Who is it?
Sean Hayes
Yeah, they've all got four legs, but she doesn't love them any less.
Will Arnett
Oh, my God.
Sean Hayes
Guys, please welcome me, Ms. Millie Bobby Brown.
Millie Bobby Brown
No way.
Sean Hayes
You guys.
Will Arnett
No way. Oh my God. Such a big deal.
Millie Bobby Brown
It's very hard to stay quiet while you're taking the piss out of each other. It's really hard.
Sean Hayes
Now, Millie, in a sense, Millie. It's not Millie, Bobby. Right, It's Millie.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah, Millie.
Sean Hayes
And we're not do. Are we doing the Bongiovi as well? You did take his name?
Millie Bobby Brown
Yes, I am. Like legally, but like stage names staying the same.
Sean Hayes
So you're. How are you. How are you introducing yourself? My name is.
Jason Bateman
When we sue you.
Sean Hayes
Yeah, we want to get it right.
Millie Bobby Brown
It'll be Millie Bobby Bon Jovi, if you sue me.
Sean Hayes
You wanna be if will. You're fairly close to her father in law, is that correct?
Jason Bateman
I wanna say I'm fairly close. I've known him for a number of years. Yeah, he's a great dude.
Sean Hayes
The best dude. A past guest of the show here.
Jason Bateman
Past guest of the show. Great guy. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We've had John on here. He's a great musician, talented guy. Great guy. We.
Sean Hayes
What kind of father in law is he?
Millie Bobby Brown
Fantastic. Yeah, like, it's been so great because I grew up obviously in the public eye and he started, you know, so young, like, so it was. It's really nice. Cause he, you know, obviously us being. He's a man and I'm a woman. So we deal with our separate things, but to be able to come together sometimes and when I need him, he is very much there for me in like the best ways, like always, like making sure I'm okay. There's anything that's ever going on. I'm always like, can you help me out in this situation?
Sean Hayes
And he's talking about the weirdness of the Business. Yeah.
Millie Bobby Brown
Informative. Like I mean just. Yeah. It's like his wisdom.
Sean Hayes
Not a lot he hasn't been through.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah. And just like. But also like such a great person. So for me it's like. Yeah, we talk about the whole fame thing, but it doesn't really come up in conversation. It's more about like the kind of person he and his. Like his wife, my mother in law is like. They are just. They're just really good people. And like they just do good and they're good people. And so I just strive to be like them.
Will Arnett
Yeah, I love it.
Jason Bateman
They're like. They're like really, really admirably normal people.
Millie Bobby Brown
Well, yeah. Like which, you know. Yeah. But also they did everything together. Like, which is so beautiful. Like everything. They. They start their high school sweethearts. So to be able to go through that all together as a team. They make such a wonderful team. Such great parents. Obviously.
Jason Bateman
Dorothea, right? That's his wife, Dorothea. She's amazing. She's really cool.
Millie Bobby Brown
She really is. So I've been really lucky. Like never. You know, I have. My parents are.
Sean Hayes
Your dad's amazing. Please tell him hello.
Millie Bobby Brown
Love that you know, he loves you so much.
Will Arnett
Wait, how do you know her dad?
Sean Hayes
Jason. Don't worry about it.
Jason Bateman
Okay, wait, wait, wait. Millie. How do you. How does your dad know Jason?
Sean Hayes
Just go into this.
Jason Bateman
I'm asking her, not you.
Millie Bobby Brown
We were at an award show party. My dad, like of course that's where you'll find him. That's where you'll find my father. Apparently.
Jason Bateman
No.
Millie Bobby Brown
Oh, Jason. Oh no. Jason. You were. I think you were.
Sean Hayes
I've got a catering company. Nevermind.
Will Arnett
No, I think that they're just deliver nuts.
Millie Bobby Brown
I think you. I want to say you were nominated.
Sean Hayes
Something like that.
Jason Bateman
That doesn't sound right.
Millie Bobby Brown
And I was too, I think. So we were together at this posse and my dad never does this. He came up to me, he's like, do you think that you could go up to Jason Bateman for me? Cause I love him. And I was like. I was like 14. I was like, sure. So I go up and walk over and I'm like, hi. Like this is my dad. And anyway, my dad is like the sweetest person, but he is. And he's so personable, so funny. He's so English. Like you have no idea. He would be. The banter is endless with him. And so he kind of just makes friends with really anyone. Like he. Yeah, I mean he's really great. Like he got a coconut cake from Tom Cruise this year. Like do you know what I mean? Like, he's just that kind of guy, like, makes friends with everyone, loves everyone, and you have to. You just happen to be one of his favorite people. And. Yeah, that's kind of like.
Jason Bateman
That's up until he met him up.
Sean Hayes
Yeah, of course.
Millie Bobby Brown
And then he said, wow, never meet your idol.
Sean Hayes
So since you started so young, he must have been on set with you a bunch. And then once you passed 18, now you no longer get to share full days with him, like, because I remember that transition in my life with my parents. It's like, you miss them a bit. Yeah.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah. Well, it's really interesting because when I turned 18, it was this really weird, like, well, what do we do now? And do you still want to come? Like, because it's also like, you know.
Sean Hayes
I can drive now, dad. Yeah.
Millie Bobby Brown
And also just like, I know it's boring. Like, I know what you're doing is, like, sat there boring. But he now is just my manager. And, like, we do everything together. We. We sign deals together, figure out my next projects together. I talk to him maybe, like, six hours a day. Like, on the phone. Like, if he's not with me, we are talking to each other on the phone. And we're just basically like, yeah, he kind of helps me run my production company. And we. Yeah, we just are developing. Developing new stories every day. But he's just, like, a very. He's a very creative man. Really creative.
Will Arnett
Is he mainly out here in the UK or is he.
Millie Bobby Brown
So he usually follows me everywhere. Cause he's. We hate. We have separation anxiety, me and my parents. Like, it's really bad, but, like, we have really bad separation anxiety, and he is the worst for it. He doesn't like to admit it, but he really is. So anytime I'm not in England, like, they'll basically follow me around. This is the longest time. And he'll get out his calendar, like, in his office, and he'll be like, not with Millie. Not with Millie. And he's like, okay, I'm not with you for three weeks. Like, what are we going to do?
Sean Hayes
I'm gonna be like, that. That's gonna be when my girls leave.
Millie Bobby Brown
What do you mean, so.
Sean Hayes
Well, when they go to college, you know, because I like my daughters. Do you look so confused?
Jason Bateman
Sorry. No, I'm really. This is. This is. This is news to all of us. Sorry.
Sean Hayes
Yeah. Yeah. Their names are.
Jason Bateman
There we go. Hey, Millie. How old were you? We know jb. I know. JB is like, you've been worrying about them going to College since they were eight.
Sean Hayes
I know, which is true.
Jason Bateman
You're the first guy whose kids have gone away. Shut up, Bateman. Hey, Millie, can I ask you a question? He has been, he's been like teary eyed for 10 years.
Will Arnett
I know, it's very sweet.
Jason Bateman
Millie, how old were you? What was your first foray into performing? Like, whose idea was it? Was your mom and dad going like, all right, we've got a real hot ticket on our hands here, we need to put her into something? Or were you like, I gotta go do something? Like who. What was that process?
Millie Bobby Brown
No, my parents are like, you know, my dad worked on a fruit and veg stand. Like he worked at a market, a fruit and vegetable market. So my dad did that the majority of his life. And it's. And that goes back like, actually we have pictures of our family like the 1800s, like doing that same thing.
Jason Bateman
No kidding?
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah. So it's like, what part of the.
Jason Bateman
UK was that in?
Millie Bobby Brown
In Dorset. So in the countryside of England.
Jason Bateman
Okay, nice.
Millie Bobby Brown
And so that's what my dad, like, that's what my dad did. My mom, you know, she had four kids. She had her last daughter when she was 41. So she's been like, you know, the best, most present mom ever and been very lucky to have that time.
Jason Bateman
Where are you in that? In that?
Millie Bobby Brown
I'm third. Third.
Jason Bateman
Okay.
Millie Bobby Brown
So my older sister's 30. My, my older brother is 27, and then my younger sister is 13.
Jason Bateman
Wow. Amazing.
Millie Bobby Brown
Kind of amazing. Yeah. They had gaps. It was really weird.
Jason Bateman
Yeah.
Millie Bobby Brown
And yeah. So basically I. JB, you have a gap, right?
Jason Bateman
Like 88 to 92. Is that a big gap for you?
Sean Hayes
This one between my teeth. I go whistle.
Jason Bateman
88. I remember you said 88 to 92 is a big gap for you. Yeah. So there are. You're in the uk, your dad's selling, working, selling fruit and veg.
Millie Bobby Brown
Amazing. And I've always been, I always loved dancing and singing. Like, it was never like acting I didn't really even know was a job. Like, I, I didn't know it existed. And then we moved to Orlando, Florida from England, kind of randomly, really. And for.
Jason Bateman
Not for you. Not for.
Millie Bobby Brown
No, just because, because my family, I, I would like to say. And even now we're still very like, we're like, we're nomads. Like, we kind of just, we, if we, we never take a plane, we always drive, we all like, we're always just like that kind of family. If we don't, if we want to go somewhere, we'll just get in the car and go. Like, we've always been like that. Never. Kind of. We don't need a lot to plan.
Sean Hayes
My dad was in search of a better orange, and there. There took him right to Orlando.
Jason Bateman
Really nice connection. Do you think?
Millie Bobby Brown
And then you thought that was a really great. I just. That took so much longer for me in my head. I'm so sad.
Sean Hayes
Incredibly fast.
Jason Bateman
Oh, I'm sad too, but for different reasons. Hey, so. So Orlando, you guys were like, hey, what's the most beautiful, idyllic city in the world?
Millie Bobby Brown
We went. No, no, no, no. We went to. We went there a lot as, like, growing up. I went there a lot on vacation.
Jason Bateman
Yeah.
Millie Bobby Brown
And then my dad was like, I love it's. I just love it here. I love the weather. I love the vibe. I love the people. So we were like, okay, so we moved there for about maybe six, eight months. And then.
Will Arnett
How old were you when. How old were you when you moved?
Millie Bobby Brown
I was eight.
Jason Bateman
Wow.
Millie Bobby Brown
And my little sister was probably like, oh, my gosh. Maybe, like, I want to say, like nine. Nine weeks old. Like, it was like. She was like. It was kind of a crazy decision. But we moved. And then I went to school in Orlando. Again, not performing at this. At this point. And then on, like, we heard this thing on the radio, me and my dad, and it was like, come to this. This workshop where you can dance, sing and act and da, da, da, da. My dad was like, that's good, that's cool. Like, you should go. Because I was driving him insane on the weekends. Basically just keep me busy. I didn't have any friends or anything.
Jason Bateman
Singing and dancing.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah. And then he took me and then I started going for a bit and then I came back home and I was like, you need to take me. I actually said, which I don't remember saying this, but my parents are like, you said it. My parents lie. But if you take me to Hollywood, I'll make it. And my dad was like, what do you mean? And I was like, I wanna be. I wanna go to Hollywood.
Will Arnett
That's so cool.
Millie Bobby Brown
I remember having, like, dreams. Like, I wanted so badly to be in LA and to be an actor. And so the next week, we packed up the car and we drove from Orlando to la. We didn't have a house. We didn't have anything planned. We stayed in a motel on the side of the highway.
Jason Bateman
What?
Millie Bobby Brown
And I just went to auditions and agents the whole time.
Will Arnett
And were your siblings? Like, I don't want to go to Hollywood. I want to stay.
Millie Bobby Brown
We hadn't. Well, you know what's crazy is. No, my brother. My brother didn't like school in America. He had a hard time adjusting because he was like, 16. So it was a little harder for him. I found it even difficult, like, making friends there, just being able to kind of, like, have common, you know, ground. Especially when you're 16. Like, all these people know each other. They all go to the same kindergarten, the same. You know what I mean? And, like, they all know each other. And this is a small town in Florida. So for my brother, it was. I know it was hard for him to adjust and then.
Sean Hayes
But what.
Millie Bobby Brown
What did.
Sean Hayes
What did. My. What was. What was. What was the plan for mom and dad to do in Hollywood while they. And. And the other kids, you guys just loaded up the van and went across the country and we'll just figure it out when we get there.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah, pretty much. It was like, figure it out.
Sean Hayes
Great family.
Will Arnett
I mean, incredibly.
Millie Bobby Brown
Figure it out. And like, everything was like, if we're together, we're okay. Like, we're always gonna be okay, no matter what.
Sean Hayes
And then you crushed it.
Jason Bateman
And did your parents. Did your parents have jobs lined up along the way or so?
Millie Bobby Brown
No, like, my dad. My dad. My dad actually, he. Cause I was born in Spain, which is Marbella. Marbella and that. So I. My dad was a really successful real estate agent there. That's what he. So he was always like, my dad again, he's kind of a Jack of all trades. Like, always been, like, kind of knowing of everything and every. Like, it's always been like, he's very talented in that. So when we moved that. It was literally. It was like, we have to kind of. Now we have to figure this out. So I went on auditions and.
Sean Hayes
You got an agent. You got an agent right away that got an agent.
Millie Bobby Brown
I actually, weirdly, I. Like, maybe like the first two weeks I was going to agents and went to a bunch of different people and I went to Mel's Drive in for lunch and James woods was there.
Sean Hayes
Yeah.
Will Arnett
Okay.
Millie Bobby Brown
And he was like. And I grew up watching. Like, I didn't watch animation. Like, I watched Casino. I watched Moulin Rouge. I watched like, these were like, I never, ever believed. Like, I was never one of those kids. Like, Right, right. I. I loved Disney Channel.
Sean Hayes
You knew who he was.
Millie Bobby Brown
But I did know who he was. He wrote on, like, the thing. Like, you know, I knew you before you were famous. And it was like the two weeks that I got to la, and I kind of. I got an Agent and did the whole thing. Then I. Then I basically just auditioned after, and I. And I was going up for jobs. Like, you know, I went for commercials, but I also went for the bfg. I went. You know, I. I did Steve Jobs, like, the Jobs movie. Like, I really went up for everything and got really close. I mean, yeah, like, I kind of was.
Will Arnett
With. No. With no training.
Millie Bobby Brown
No, no. I've never. Never been trained. Like, even when I was going in Orlando, it was never training. Like, it was always like, do you know, I mean, it was like they taught me how to sing. They taught me how to model, which was terrible. Like, I am not a model. And then they taught me how to dance, and I loved it. But of course, it was like me, like, just shaking ass, like, had no idea what I was doing. Right, Right. But the acting thing, I really got. I could. You know, the monologue stuck in my head, and I would think about it for a while and, like, that stuck for me.
Sean Hayes
Right.
Will Arnett
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Sean Hayes
And now back to the show.
Will Arnett
Well, what's so amazing to me is, first of all, nerd alert. Like the rest of the world. I'm such a huge Stranger Things fan, and when I watched the first season, I mean, I was just blown away, not only by the show, but of course by you. And I had that thought. It was like, how does this little girl know how to be such a.
Sean Hayes
Brilliant actor without even speaking that much? Right? I mean, there wasn't.
Will Arnett
That's why I said no training, because it's like, how are you, A, so comfortable in front of the camera? B, how did you learn how to do that at such a young age when it takes years and years for other people to do?
Jason Bateman
Yeah, she's so young and so much better than you already. Like, that must have been for you, jarring.
Sean Hayes
What?
Will Arnett
It was very generous. And then I read for one of the kids as well on Stranger Things.
Millie Bobby Brown
No, I, I, I, I, I'll be honest. Like, you know, when, when we start, like, I started auditioning and I got, like, jobs. Like, I was like, you know, did NCIS and Modern Family, and, like, I was kind of just doing these, like, bit roles, but, like, still had just so much fun. But when we moved back to London because we eventually couldn't afford to live in LA anymore, and, like, we couldn't. We basically was just like, we can't do this anymore. So we moved back to London and then I had an audition where I got told, like, basically I wasn't gonna make it. And, like, in person, this person told me this.
Jason Bateman
Wait, wait, wait. Who is the person who. You don't have to say their name, but what was their position?
Millie Bobby Brown
They were a casting director.
Jason Bateman
How old were. How old were you at the time?
Millie Bobby Brown
Maybe, gosh, 10.
Sean Hayes
Imagine saying that monster said to you, you know, you're not gonna make it.
Millie Bobby Brown
As an actor, that I was too mature. So I couldn't. I wasn't gonna make it because I was too mature. I didn't have that kid, like, kind of like wonderment thing, right? And so I went home and I cried and I cried and I said, I'm not gonna do it anymore. Like, I don't want to. I don't want to act anymore. My parents were like, my parents, my dad, actually, my mom was very much always like, whatever you want. We love ya. Whatever you want. You know what I mean? But my dad.
Jason Bateman
Go on, darling.
Millie Bobby Brown
Your accent is actually not too bad.
Jason Bateman
Thank you. Yeah, thank you.
Millie Bobby Brown
But, yeah, my dad saw something and he, you know, he always saw that drive in me and was like, never letting, like, would never let me, you know, slip on that. And so he was like, there's this audition in my inbox. Let's do the last one and then we're done. Like, we don't have to do anymore. And that last audition was Stranger Things.
Jason Bateman
Wow.
Will Arnett
And so you auditioned from in England.
Millie Bobby Brown
On that same day. I was so upset from. From what I watched on the same day. It was the same day. And my dad just, like, we set it up and I just went on a blank wall, read the script, and was like, what? Like, she doesn't have any lines. She just cries and she bleeds from her nose. And she. Yeah, but it didn't even say anything. It didn't say, like, she had superpowers, her name was Eleven. Nothing like that. It was just like, girl confused, like, comes to, like, doesn't seem like she's kind of human. Like, very, very. And I was really vague and I just did what felt natural, but also used so much of the emotion that had been happening earlier on in that.
Sean Hayes
You were in a really raw place.
Millie Bobby Brown
Really raw. Yeah.
Will Arnett
And did you have long hair then? And then, of course, you shaved it for the first season. Yeah.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah, I had long hair. And then didn't hear from them for three months and kind of stopped auditioning. Like, didn't audition three months. And then I got an email saying, hey, you know the directors of that show that you audition for really, like, you. Can we face. Can we Skype?
Sean Hayes
So remember that?
Millie Bobby Brown
I Skyped with them. Yeah, I Skyped with them. Yeah, I know. I said that the other day. And people younger than me were like, I don't know what you're talking about.
Jason Bateman
And I was like, it used to be like, yo, can I Skype you real quick? Do you remember that?
Sean Hayes
Yeah, sorry, go ahead.
Millie Bobby Brown
So.
Sean Hayes
So you did a callback video.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah, yeah. And then they. And I did an American accent the whole time because I didn't want them to know I was British, so they had no idea I was British. I basically wanted them to know that I could hold an American accent for that long without them knowing so they could rely on me. So then after the Skype, they were like, can you fly out to la? So my dad and I flew out to la. And this is kind of the weird part, like. And I said this in my speech, like, on the last day of filming. But, like, we got on the plane, and at this point, I knew that my character's name was Eleven, and I was on row 11. And then we got to the hotel, I was on floor 11, and everything just seemed really, really weird. Like, everything felt way too real and kind of positive and optimistic for the first time.
Will Arnett
That's amazing.
Millie Bobby Brown
Kind of, like, years. And then, you know, I went in and I. And I met with them, and I remember it was really weird. They didn't have any lines for me. They just were like, here's a box of clothes. What would you do if you weren't, like, human? If you didn't know who you are? Like, you weren't like, you know, a normal, regular girl. What would you do with this? And I just, like, kept, like, putting the clothes, like, on my head and. And then, like, just kind of feeling them and, like, putting. And. And I think they were like, like, she's crazy. We found her.
Jason Bateman
Oh, sorry.
Will Arnett
Oh, oh, sorry.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah, yeah, that too. I don't. They didn't realize that then, but I think they do now.
Sean Hayes
You probably had Shawn Levy saying, what she. She's wrinkling those clothes. What is she doing with yeah, but.
Jason Bateman
What would you do if you took these up?
Sean Hayes
The great Shawn Levy. You're so lucky you had him shepherding the whole thing.
Jason Bateman
Don't interrupt my Shawn Levy impressions.
Sean Hayes
Greatest guy.
Jason Bateman
I know.
Millie Bobby Brown
It was very good. It was very good. And then the next day I got a call in the hotel room as I was leaving back to Heathrow. And then it was the directors and they said, do you want to be our 11 and can you shave your hair off? And I was like, yes and yes. And then literally three months later, I was shaving my hair off. That's crazy.
Jason Bateman
Amazing, by the way. We've all had those moments. We've all had people say stuff to us in our career where they go, you're not right, you're never gonna be right or you're not gonna. All that kind of stuff.
Will Arnett
But his name is Scotty.
Jason Bateman
But to say, yeah, and Scotty says that a lot too. And rightfully so. You've got very little talent. But what is particularly repulsive is when an adult says that to a 10 year old. And I know it's a professional environment, but to. In that moment, to think that it's okay to say something like that to a 10 year old to me is absolutely way out of bounds, I think.
Millie Bobby Brown
You know what, though? I just feel like growing, like, even grow like that to me, doesn't even really scrape the surface. It's like, like growing up in the industry, I, you know, it can get like that. People see you as an adult and because you, they forget that you're a.
Jason Bateman
Kid because you're coming.
Millie Bobby Brown
Well, you're hired. You're hired. So you're like, you, you're, you're hired like an adult.
Jason Bateman
Yeah.
Millie Bobby Brown
You don't work the hours as an adult, but you're expected to be there like an adult. Yeah. Same responsibilities. Like, pretty much everything is the same, you know, except you gotta do school three hours a day. Really. Like, that's really it. And so I was so lucky because, like, for me, and I guess that maturity really paid off because I was really able to understand the weight of what I was doing. So I was never like, yippity doo dah, like, what am I doing next? Like, I was always very like, okay, like, I have. My cool time is tomorrow. I need to get eight hours. Like, I was so strict with myself. My parents were always like, you know, they always kind of knew I was like that too. Like, I loved school, would really prioritize school. Like, I was just kind of like, annoyingly one of those kids that Just like, loved watch problems. Loved school. Just loved really, like, being on set. Like, I was so excited to be done with school so I could have more hours on at work because I just, I loved it.
Will Arnett
I love that. You know what I noticed, by the way, this is. Hopefully you don't think this is something bad, but, like, I've noticed.
Sean Hayes
Here we go.
Will Arnett
You're in the States right now. United States.
Millie Bobby Brown
My accent?
Will Arnett
Yes. I was just gonna say you go in and out. It's really cool, actually.
Sean Hayes
Well, because she spent a lot of time here and spent a lot of time there.
Millie Bobby Brown
That was such a huge thing for a minute. Like my whole, like, I actually call it the accent gate. Because it's like so frustrating because that was like everywhere. Like, like for a second, like, everyone was talking about my accent and they had a real problem about it. And I was like, guys, like, I'm married to an American. When I'm around his family, I immediately go into like an American accent. But then I was just in England and then I'm. The second I hear my mom and dad's accent, I just go right back into it.
Will Arnett
It's really cool.
Millie Bobby Brown
And I'm like, you want me to be an actor, you want me to play these characters, but you expect me not to morph into people? What I hear is what I do. I do that, you know, and it's like, it's all part of it.
Jason Bateman
And I'm just like, wherever you are, you're gonna be influenced by your location.
Millie Bobby Brown
Just like you are. You're doing it right now, Will.
Jason Bateman
Yeah, of course. And Sean's about to.
Millie Bobby Brown
English accent.
Jason Bateman
Sean's about to move on to Old Queen Road and then he's gonna morph into that.
Will Arnett
So, like everybody, there's a nice flat over there that I really, I'm really eyeing. What are you doing, dude?
Sean Hayes
What are you doing, Billy? If so closing the loop on the, on the childhood start thing, what, what would you say to that 10 year old starting out now, now that you know, you know a lot since then? What do you think you could, you could say to that 10 year old that would help her kind of cut.
Millie Bobby Brown
Some corners, you know? Like, I'll be, I'll be honest. Like, I really think that, like, I am so glad, like, everything happened to me. Like, even the shitty stuff that I know kind of was hard at the time that I was going through, like, I needed to go through it, like, because I am. I really am like a different person from it. And like, I know it sounds silly, but I started this when I was 8 years old, and I'm turning 21 next week. And happy birthday.
Jason Bateman
Same.
Millie Bobby Brown
Thank you. We're all. We're all 21. Yeah.
Will Arnett
Like, what is the one. What, like, to Jason said, like, what is the. Looking back now, what is the one thing or several things that you wish you knew, that you wish you knew, like, that. That you go, you know what happened to me when I was 11 or 12 or 13 or 14. I'm going to make sure that never happens again, or that I didn't need.
Sean Hayes
To worry about this as much or.
Jason Bateman
Or conversely, so you don't focus on a negative. I wish there was something I did more of there. There's. You know what I mean?
Millie Bobby Brown
Right? Yeah, no, totally. I think for me, honestly, like, the only thing I would say to her is, like, you're like, your parents. Like, you're good. Like, don't worry. Like, they, they. They, like, they got you. Like, no matter what. Like, lean into that as much as possible, because when you're a kid, you try and, you know, you want to do everything on your own and you're trying your best and, like. But, like, no, like, I am so reliant on my family. And, like, that's nice. Honestly, like, they have. They have kept my feet on the ground, and I just would probably say. I probably say to them, like. Or say to her that, like, because I know she's. She was maybe a little bit scared about growing up and making sure that.
Jason Bateman
Well, she's gonna be scared that you're there in the first place. You're appearing out of nowhere as your older self.
Millie Bobby Brown
That's true. She would be terrified.
Jason Bateman
Give her a little space. Okay.
Millie Bobby Brown
But no, what I was like, I.
Will Arnett
Feel like she absorb all that.
Millie Bobby Brown
I feel like. What's cool, though, is that when I was younger, I was so afraid of becoming those infamous child stars that just go by. Right. Those. Exactly. Jason, that's a huge story that I know is viral.
Jason Bateman
Yeah. Cautionary tale, we call him.
Millie Bobby Brown
Exactly. But, you know, and it's like, it's a deep fear because it happens. And by the way, you're constantly reminded of it in an interview at, like, 12, 13 years old, people would be like, what do you think about this person and their journey? Do you feel. Do you feel like you can relate to that and trying to trick me? And I would go home and think, what. What if that happened to me? Like, what if I lost touch of reality? And, you know, that's so scary. And it really was a deep fear. And, like, honestly, Like, I just again, would tell myself, like, you're not gonna be like that. Like, you have your family.
Will Arnett
Just anchor yourself into your family, into the things that matter and do your.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah. But everything else, I think I'm so grateful I went through. Cause, like, so great. Yeah. You know, and you would. I know that there are some things I wish I could maybe change and stuff, but honestly, like, I'm happy I went through it. And like, now I can just use that as reference.
Jason Bateman
You know what I'm just remembering? We met when you were a kid. We were at some thing. Do you remember this? You were like, you had just started doing Stranger Things. You were like 12. You were with your mom and we were at like some.
Sean Hayes
Yeah, guess what, Will Event. And she's got no idea what you're talking.
Jason Bateman
No, she does.
Millie Bobby Brown
Hey. No, no, I will say this. And actually it's so interesting because Ariana Grande, I think, just talked about it. But like, it's. I feel that I can't remember a lot of my childhood. Yeah.
Sean Hayes
Especially when Will Arnett's a part of it. You know, she's like, I'm just.
Jason Bateman
No, just as you were talking, I was just thinking, I don't know, it was at some, like some professional engagement. But. But I.
Will Arnett
You know, because out of the gate, Stranger Things was such. So massive right away.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah.
Will Arnett
And I'm sure. I don't want to put words in your mouth, but I'm sure all of that, then you get like, all this attention, everybody wanting to interviews and people meeting people, it's just like, becomes a whirlwind and like a fog.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah. Sometimes people will say things to me and I'm like, oh, yeah, like, I did meet that person. Like, I forget who I've met.
Sean Hayes
Yeah, you can't remember at all.
Jason Bateman
I'm forgettable. I'm very forgettable. I will give you that. But.
Millie Bobby Brown
No, no, no, no, but like, seriously, like, I. And like, I know people forget things when they're, like, you know, older. Cause they have kids, like, or when they're a kid, they forget things. But I. Jason doesn't remember who we are. I'm the worst. But I think you're right, Sean. Like, I definitely, you know, I went on a vacation right before Stranger Things came out and I had 25 followers. And like, I don't even remember, like, what my fucking username was. But, like, I remember I didn't even really know what like, Instagram was. And I just had it, I think, just to post, like, videos of my dog. And then the next night. So I, like. We were driving to, I think, Palm Springs or something, and then I woke up from the nap, and I woke up and I had a million followers.
Jason Bateman
Wow.
Millie Bobby Brown
My phone broke, and I, like, looked at my dad, and he was driving. I was like, what happened? And he's like, I think this show is going to be really, really big.
Jason Bateman
And I was like.
Millie Bobby Brown
And, like, I remember I, like, turned my phone. I was asking my mom, like, can you turn this off? Like, I don't know how to even work this. And we got to the Palm Springs hotel, to which the whole staff started freaking out because I still had, like, a shaved head and, like, I still looked like 11. And, like, people were freaking out, and I was like, oh, my God. Like, so it was, like, actually, over the course of, like, a drive.
Will Arnett
63 million followers.
Sean Hayes
You have 63 million followers.
Millie Bobby Brown
Wow.
Sean Hayes
On what platform?
Will Arnett
Instagram.
Sean Hayes
Is that Instagram.
Millie Bobby Brown
Look at that. On Instagram, I think.
Sean Hayes
Good Lord.
Millie Bobby Brown
Wow.
Will Arnett
You're looking good.
Millie Bobby Brown
Looks nothing like what I'm showing right now. No, but.
Will Arnett
Wow, you look amazing.
Millie Bobby Brown
Thank you.
Sean Hayes
Well, now. So then growing up with all of these sort of interesting pressures, to put it kindly, as Stranger Things was. Was exploding, was it helpful to have other kids on the show that you guys could sort of go through that together? And now that it's over, is there a. How do you. That's like, those are brothers of yours that you have to, like, say goodbye to. Like, is it. Is it strange? Is it hard?
Millie Bobby Brown
It is strange. I. You know, I'll be honest. Like, you know, the kids. Cause there's so many boys. They. It was so great. Cause I know that they had such great camaraderie in their kind of brotherhood of growing up and being teen boys, you know, in this huge hit show, for me, my journey was a little bit different. Like, you know, I feel like as a woman and as a young girl, I just went through it a bit differently in terms of, like, the things that I was wearing and the kinds of, you know, things I was kind of not interested in, not subject to experiencing, but just a bit more. Like, people would ask me very different questions than they would ask them or, you know, they would. I would kind of. Yeah, it just. That's the way it felt. It was very much like they could just be them. And I kind of had to put some, like, put a show on a little bit more.
Sean Hayes
Right, right. Yeah.
Millie Bobby Brown
Which was just a bit. It was just my different experience, but again, not like a bad experience, but just different. And I. I am so Close with the boys. I love them and I have been really lucky again to have that experience with them. And saying goodbye to them was really, really emotional.
Will Arnett
Yeah, I saw that.
Millie Bobby Brown
I saw that.
Will Arnett
Last day on this set, I started crying. It was incredible. Your speech was great.
Millie Bobby Brown
Thank you. It was a lot longer than what I put on Instagram, but I really wanted to. You know, I love the boys and I love the cast, but the crew, like, I grew up with these people and most of them like my parents.
Sean Hayes
Now, what about. Let's get to David Harbour. I'm about to start a project with David Harbour. Any hints, any tips? Any things to get ready to enjoy? Any things to watch out for? It's just you and I talking.
Millie Bobby Brown
Here we go, David. So David and I, he played my dad in the show and, like, I, like, he and I had. I would say, I would honestly say this the most real relationship.
Sean Hayes
Yeah, like, I hear he's fantastic.
Millie Bobby Brown
He and I, like, had, like, a really, really transparent relationship where we're very, very honest, can be brutal with each other, but, like, really, like, good friends, like. And he, I think what is so amazing about him, he likes everything's about your heart. Like, he sees your heart, he knows what you want. He wants to find the beauty in everything and the beauty in the scene, and he wants to find it. And he always gave me that platform.
Jason Bateman
Good luck with jb.
Sean Hayes
I'm all heart.
Jason Bateman
Good luck in finding any beauty in that heart. You know what I mean?
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Will Arnett
You know, it's so amazing. I'm sorry, at the beginning you said Millie or Millie Bobby. Millie.
Millie Bobby Brown
You can call me Mil, whatever.
Jason Bateman
You gotta call her Millie Bobby Brown. I think you have to play the.
Sean Hayes
Full Ms. Brown and then Bon Jovi.
Will Arnett
Ms. Brown Bobby and then Bon Jovi. What's really cool is that a lot of people with your success at such an early age would probably feel like, great, I did it. Now I don't have to. Whatever. I can rest on my laurels and whatever. But you just keep going with incredible work and like Jason said at the beginning with this new line of products that you have. And it's really impressive that you still have a drive and a curiosity and a passion.
Jason Bateman
You've got a big movie coming out this year too. Don't you have a big movie? Oh, yeah.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yes.
Sean Hayes
Let's talk about Electric State. State.
Jason Bateman
Oh, the Electric. Yeah. And Pratt's in that too, right?
Millie Bobby Brown
Yes.
Will Arnett
Yeah.
Sean Hayes
And then you have those upstart directors, the Russo bro, I believe, like, oh, how did you get through that?
Millie Bobby Brown
I was terrible.
Sean Hayes
Guys.
Millie Bobby Brown
These guys I honestly like you know, I walked onto that set and it's like a well oiled machine. They. It's like.
Sean Hayes
And then that guy.
Millie Bobby Brown
No, I mean, Pratt's a different story. Pratt is like. Like, I don't even understand. Like, his thing, which I love, is like, he. He always says, and I. And I love this. He'll go, like, if you come to set in a bad mood, like, what, are you having a hard time living your dream? And like, I'm always like, I love that. Like, he comes to set and he is truly so grateful and honored to be there and to like, fulfill that role. And he taught me a lot because, like, I. I love. Listen, I love work, but like, you know, you go through your days where you're like, like, for fuck's sake, like, I'm having a bad day. But he saw and he brought sun every day. It was always positivity is always funny. It was always like, just so. And the Russo's also are so great at that, like, keeping such a great, spirited, like, set.
Will Arnett
I saw the movie.
Jason Bateman
It's.
Will Arnett
It's really good.
Millie Bobby Brown
Thank you. Thank you. I love. Yeah, I mean, the movie, like, immediately I was so excited to do it because I had never done anything like this. And also my dream was to work with the Russo brothers. So like, I.
Jason Bateman
What did Joe Russo call you? You know, he calls everybody by their last name. Or he'll go like, hey, hey, Pratt, go sit down. Hey, Arnett, move to the. Did he call you Brown?
Millie Bobby Brown
He didn't. He calls me Mills. That's it.
Jason Bateman
Sometimes he doesn't even bother to get up out of his chair. He'll just go yell for me.
Millie Bobby Brown
I love when he does that. So he'll be like, you know what? Once he said to me, I come into his tent and I'm like, hey, guys. Like, his tent. And I'll be like, hey, like, did you. Did you see that? And he's like, yeah. And then he. He goes, we're getting cannolis. If you do this take, you get a cannoli. And I was just like, fuck, yeah. And I. And because he's so Italian. And I just remember, like, he gets like his. His assistant. Their assistant comes in with just like, basically a box of cannolis, and everyone's just eating.
Sean Hayes
His name is Anthony.
Jason Bateman
No, not Ant. No, not Ant.
Millie Bobby Brown
Ant.
Jason Bateman
Hey, Ant. By the way, you go in there and you'd be like. You'd be like, hey, Joe, what do you think? And he's like, hang on a second. I'm just doing my fantasy Football. And I'm like, what?
Sean Hayes
Joe's doing his fantasy lineup and Anthony's actually running shit.
Millie Bobby Brown
Electric State. He was addicted to TikTok and we actually had to have a sit down, talk about it.
Jason Bateman
Of course he was.
Sean Hayes
Did you teach him any dances?
Millie Bobby Brown
No, I don't have TikTok. I do not like TikTok. So I am not a fan of TikTok. So I. Because I.
Jason Bateman
Interesting, interesting. Walk me through that a little bit.
Sean Hayes
We've made some news right there.
Millie Bobby Brown
I just. I have a hard time with social media. I don't like social media, which is actually bringing it back.
Sean Hayes
That's the girl with 63 million followers.
Jason Bateman
It's not her fault they follow her.
Millie Bobby Brown
I don't have Instagram. I don't have Instagram on my phone. Someone else does it for me and I'll take a picture and then I'll send it to someone and then they'll post it for me.
Jason Bateman
I love this. I think that's really healthy. I think that, you know, I've been a proponent of everybody taking a pause on social media. I think it's really dangerous, but. And I think it's really good for you.
Millie Bobby Brown
But I'm not like. It's not like, just TikTok. Like, TikTok, I think, is a platform where I see. I used to see more negative than I did positive. So I was like, okay, I'm out. I don't want to be a part of that.
Jason Bateman
Yeah.
Millie Bobby Brown
So I felt the same thing with Instagram, so I deleted that. So now I have no social media on my phone. So I don't get notifications about what's happening in the world. Who's dating.
Will Arnett
That's crazy.
Millie Bobby Brown
That's amazing. I don't. And I just don't enjoy it. So I am at out of the loop.
Sean Hayes
However, Joe is not. Has a problem.
Millie Bobby Brown
He's not. He had a problem and I had to bring it up to him. He knew that his scrolling for hours was becoming a huge issue and his algorithm was so weird.
Sean Hayes
Like, did he forget to. Would he forget to yell cut?
Millie Bobby Brown
No, never that bad. But like, it was like, I would. Like, we would be setting up a shot and he's just like in there in his amazing chair that I. And just scrolling away, chuckling to himself.
Sean Hayes
And Anthony's out there set in frames.
Jason Bateman
Yeah, Anthony's a lot more responsible than Joe. Joe's just scrolling cannolis, shopping for a.
Sean Hayes
Wheelchair so he doesn't ever have to stand up. All right, let's get back into this interview. Yeah, let's get back into it.
Jason Bateman
Millie, you've got so much going on.
Sean Hayes
I want to talk about. I want to talk about the children. You want to talk about your 10 children. What are their names?
Millie Bobby Brown
So, okay, so basically I have Bobby, Marley, Max, Winnie, Agnes, Rigby, Pookie, Juno. Did I say Dorothy yet? No, no, Dorothy. And I'm missing one Jimmy.
Sean Hayes
Sweet Jimmy.
Will Arnett
Swimming.
Millie Bobby Brown
So I have 10 dogs, but then I have.
Sean Hayes
You've got a couple of turtles and a donkey.
Millie Bobby Brown
So I have. So I live on a farm. So I take care of. I have a horse, four ponies, two goats.
Sean Hayes
More than 10 children.
Millie Bobby Brown
Five goats, yeah.
Jason Bateman
I mean, are you in the UK?
Millie Bobby Brown
I'm in Georgia.
Sean Hayes
Come on.
Will Arnett
Wait, but did the dogs. Did the 10 dogs stay in the house or out of the house?
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah, so the 10 dogs are in the house. And then I have. So I have the farm animals. With the farm animals, I didn't. I only got farm animals. Really? I only got a donkey because I had a coyote problem. And coyotes are terrified of donkeys.
Jason Bateman
Wow.
Sean Hayes
Is that right?
Millie Bobby Brown
Mm. So I got a donkey. Then I basically started rescuing farm animals. So basically, like, there would be a farm and here in Georgia, there's goats on the side of the street, and you're like, what the hell? Who can take these? And I would just basically take these animals and then I bottle fed them. So I would bottle feed, like, these farm animals that a goat came onto set of Electric State every day. I had to bottle feed my goat M and M for like, every four hours.
Jason Bateman
The candy or the wrapper?
Millie Bobby Brown
The rapper. Cause he's the goat. Hence the name.
Jason Bateman
I love it.
Will Arnett
Will.
Millie Bobby Brown
Okay, sorry, I want to get back.
Sean Hayes
Can we just get back for one second to. The donkeys are some sort of a coyote kryptonite. Now, is that true? Because, you know, we've got massive coyote issues here in Los Angeles.
Millie Bobby Brown
It is true.
Jason Bateman
So that's why people. Well, that's why people often ask Sean to come over because they recognize what a jackass he is.
Sean Hayes
Hell, what about horses? The coyotes, they don't care about the horses.
Millie Bobby Brown
No, actually, it is a donkey. A donkey. They actually are quite aggressive, which sounds kind of weird, but if a donkey, like, saw a dog, the donkey would try and kill the dog. Like, it is very, very much. Like, if you Google it, like, you will see that, like, donkeys are very serious.
Sean Hayes
I'm gonna get on a YouTube wormhole here and watch donkey fights.
Millie Bobby Brown
I think Donald has a donkey. Pretty sure he does, right?
Will Arnett
Yeah.
Sean Hayes
Who does?
Will Arnett
So, like, Arnold Schwarzenegger Yeah.
Sean Hayes
Schwarzenegger's got a donkey.
Jason Bateman
Yeah, he has it in the house.
Will Arnett
Yeah.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah. But Jake had to kind of draw the line at some point because we were bringing in these goats that sleep in our bed, and they're in diapers.
Sean Hayes
You got a diaper goat in the bed?
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah, they sleep with me at night because I have to take care because they're babies.
Sean Hayes
Crazy.
Millie Bobby Brown
They were basically babies. And so I would sleep with them and Jake, they would be in the middle, and they are so cute. And I basically. Jake would get up and do a shift. And then I would get up and do a shift. Yeah, she would do that. Actually, I had it. I had, like, Norman, Lambie, Eminem. I did the same thing with my cows.
Will Arnett
Wait, but they would wear a diaper in the bedding.
Jason Bateman
You lose yourself. You own it the moment you never get it back.
Sean Hayes
It's so stupid, dumb, and cheap. You're fired, Millie. Please continue.
Millie Bobby Brown
That was. I liked that a lot.
Will Arnett
Wait, but you would have to change their diapers and all that stuff.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah. Well, and then people started. In my community, people started thinking I was pregnant because I was buying bottles and. And nappies and all the things.
Jason Bateman
Yeah.
Millie Bobby Brown
So. But then they reach around, like, eight weeks old, and then they're, you know, they're full grown and they have horns and they're. They're wanting to go outside. So then I have to put them outside, and then we put them outside, and then basically, it's not a good combo.
Jason Bateman
Horny in a diaper.
Will Arnett
No.
Jason Bateman
Speaking of Scotty, do you think.
Sean Hayes
All right, so then they're outside, and then you move on to another baby animal in the bed. Yes.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah. So to go on to. So then I have. I have 20. Okay. You're not actually gonna. I have 25 dogs, but I. But on top of the 10. So the 25 live outside, but they have. I have a shed, and I rescue dogs off of the street and from hide.
Sean Hayes
Jake is on board with. With all of this nonsense.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah. I mean, I kind of, like, this is like, he knows how much I, like, love animals.
Sean Hayes
Like, I have all those animals.
Millie Bobby Brown
No. So we drew the line, actually. He said no more. But. Yeah, but. But I have to obviously have my dog Winnie in the bed. Like, that's. Like. We're not compromising on that. It is a deal breaker. But. But he does allow farm animals, and he enjoys it as much as I do. Like. Like, we just had two babies. Two baby. Baby puppies, neonatal puppies come to us right before Christmas, and their mom got taken away, so they, they needed to be bottle fed. They weren't taking to the bottle. So Jake and I, every four hours would tube feed these babies.
Will Arnett
Oh, wow.
Millie Bobby Brown
In an incubator.
Sean Hayes
I thought you were going to say that you had to bird feed them.
Jason Bateman
You know, Jason. Jason, how.
Millie Bobby Brown
I actually wouldn't do that, but I would do a lot for animals. But that is where I would.
Jason Bateman
Jason, do you. I'm just thinking about Jason. He can't walk on a hotel carpet.
Sean Hayes
Unless you've got slippers on without socks and slippers.
Jason Bateman
He's got to walk. Can you imagine being in that? Yeah. I mean, you're there for two weeks. I would bring my slippers too. It's not crazy. But Jason, the thought of these animals in their bedroom.
Sean Hayes
No. Yeah. There's too many exposed bacteria ports on an animal to rub on your pillow or we. Other parts of your body might. It's just, it's, it's not, it's.
Millie Bobby Brown
No. Do you know what? It's really. I just have like. No, I do not think that, like when I think of an animal, I am just like, like I get in my car and I'll go on Facebook because I have a fake Facebook of a different driving while you're driving? No, right before I drive, I go in and I see in my community if there are any stray dogs that are. Have been left, been dumped and then I go and I pick them up and I put them in my car and then I take them to animal control and get them registered. Then I bring them back to my house and I microchip them myself and I vaccinate them myself.
Will Arnett
No way.
Millie Bobby Brown
And then groom them. I give them. Usually their first night will be in my house and then I build kennels outside and I have a full staff. And recently I just got my rescue license. So now I'm actually a rescue.
Will Arnett
Wow, that's incredible.
Millie Bobby Brown
I love. We've found over 250 dogs homes.
Jason Bateman
Oh, that is lovely. That is lovely.
Will Arnett
It's. That's incredible. It's so. It breaks my heart that there is 250 dogs to be found.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah. Like actually, like. Yeah. Like in the rural parts of Georgia, it's really, really bad. And there's a lot of dog fighting rings and I have a lot of that situation. I see that a lot. But Jake is amazing. Like, he loves, he loves seeing the animals come in and out. Like he'll be like, mil. Like this one comes in for 24 hours and then gets adopted the next day or sometimes they, the longest, you know, some of them have been with us is like around two years.
Will Arnett
So people are aware that they can go to your whatever to adopt.
Millie Bobby Brown
Just, yeah, just the website, like, if you want to go on the website.
Jason Bateman
What's the website? What's the website?
Millie Bobby Brown
It's joeysfriends.com and you can view the available dogs. We have all of them. J O E Y J o e y joeysfriends.com and they, they're all vaccinated, microchipped, fixed, house trained, leash trained, and crate trained. So that's like a. Yeah.
Will Arnett
Wow, I love that.
Sean Hayes
But what about if you grow too attached to one of these?
Millie Bobby Brown
I never do because she's grown attached.
Will Arnett
To 10 of them.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah, well, all of my own. Like, I would never get rid of any of my own. But the ones I bring in, I realize, like, if I don't find you a home, I cannot find the next one a home. So it's like, the faster I find you an amazing home, the quicker I can get in my car and go and pull from another animal control and basically lower the euthanasia list.
Sean Hayes
Can I go to the natural. Next question, which you're welcome to say. I'm not answering that. I'm sure the desire to maybe have a child yourself one day burns bright.
Millie Bobby Brown
Question mark yeah. Yes. I mean, that is like, that is still very young. I'm still really young, but I, I, my mom, my mom actually had her first child at 21 and my dad was 19 and they, you know, I, I, I, it's been my thing since before I met Jake. Like, I've, since I was a baby. Like, I told my mom, like, baby dolls, like, I wanted to be a mom just like the way my mom was to me and my nan, like, my grandmother is like a huge, my, she was a huge part of my life. Um, and so, yeah, I mean, Jake knows how important it is to me and like, of course I want to focus on really establishing myself as an actor and as a producer, but I, I also find it's so important to start a family. For me personally, like, it's a, it's a huge thing. Jake was like, we cannot do that until we get married. So that was his thing. And my thing was I, I really want a family. I really want a big family. Like, I'm one of four, he's one of four. So it is definitely in our future. But for me, like, I don't see having your own child, you know, as, as, as really any different is in adopting. So I feel like anything's out because for me, like, my home is full of love for anyone and anything. And so that is like, what kind of we stand by Jake and I is like our energy in the house is like the door is always open and we. We want everyone to feel really comfortable.
Sean Hayes
I'm headed there in two weeks to start this thing with David.
Millie Bobby Brown
More than welcome back.
Jason Bateman
Normally their doors are open.
Millie Bobby Brown
So, yeah, the door is unlocked. No. And so, yeah, so that's. That's kind of. That's kind of where we're at. We're very much like we are always gonna be, you know, wanting to start a family and just. Just doesn't really. It doesn't matter in what way or when, but it will happen for sure.
Jason Bateman
That's so great. Well, one Millie, one more time with the. With the website. What's it called?
Millie Bobby Brown
Joeysfriends.com.
Jason Bateman
Joeysfriends.Com. That's amazing.
Sean Hayes
Yeah. Good for you. Well, you're an absolute delight, Nelly.
Jason Bateman
Yeah.
Sean Hayes
You are a dad again. Please tell dad hello.
Millie Bobby Brown
I will. I'm gonna call him right now. He's gonna be very pleased.
Sean Hayes
All right.
Millie Bobby Brown
To hear that you even remembered him, to be honest with you.
Sean Hayes
I love this man. Totally unforgettable. Well, have a great rest of your day. Go bottle feed. I will rescue Moira. Thank you very, very much for doing this.
Millie Bobby Brown
Thank you guys so much for me.
Will Arnett
It was really, really cool to meet you. I've been a fan ever since. Yeah.
Millie Bobby Brown
Thank you so much, guys. It's been really nice to be able to talk to you guys.
Jason Bateman
It's great to see you again even though you don't remember. No, no, it's okay.
Sean Hayes
It'll come back to her soon.
Millie Bobby Brown
Yeah. Thank you, guys. I hope to see you in person. And yeah, I'll be there in two weeks. Talk to you. All right, see you there. See you there. Exactly. Bye, guys. Thank you.
Sean Hayes
Thank you.
Millie Bobby Brown
Thank you. Bye. Bye.
Sean Hayes
Bye. This is.
Will Arnett
This is.
Sean Hayes
This is a good person, you know?
Will Arnett
You know, I mean, that was really cool. Like, for me. I. I don't know if you guys are as big of a fan as I am of. By the way. She's done tons of stuff, but, like, I'm a massive Stranger Things fan. The last season's coming up. I'm super excited. I've, you know, I love it.
Sean Hayes
Is there something. Is there a spoiler that you were dying to ask her that she probably wouldn't have been able to answer about this final season?
Will Arnett
Well, no, you just want to know, like, how how they feel.
Jason Bateman
Yeah. Like why. Why did it all happen? What was the thing in the. In. What's it called? In the Underworld.
Sean Hayes
What planet?
Jason Bateman
Yeah, in the net. What was it called? The. The. The Upside Down.
Will Arnett
Yeah, the Upside Down. Oh, you watch it, too?
Jason Bateman
I've seen it. Yeah.
Sean Hayes
It's a fantastic show. I love how cinematic it is.
Jason Bateman
All those kids are such great actors.
Will Arnett
And she's great actors.
Jason Bateman
She's amazing.
Will Arnett
Gaten Matarazzo, too, he's great. He's the one of the kids in the show. Oh, they're all great, by the way.
Sean Hayes
They're all great.
Will Arnett
But, you know, Gaten Matarazzo was in Les Mis on Broadway as a kid. Did.
Sean Hayes
Yeah. What else? Sean. Yeah. What did he do there? Oh, he's happy with this one. Go ahead, take your time.
Will Arnett
I don't have one.
Jason Bateman
You actually don't have one. I thought you did. I thought you were leaning and you were. No.
Will Arnett
Oh, no, I got one. I got one.
Jason Bateman
Oh, do you know it's gonna be Bye Bye Birdie. Watch this.
Will Arnett
No, no, no, It's. But, but, but.
Jason Bateman
Will.
Will Arnett
Nailed it. One of the greatest things about Stranger Things is the Upside. Up. Up by down.
Sean Hayes
Yeah. You're an idiot.
Will Arnett
That wasn't very good. That wasn't very good. What about.
Sean Hayes
Well, she's got. She's got dual citizenship, right? Yeah.
Will Arnett
Oh, God. This one.
Sean Hayes
And so she's. What would you call that?
Jason Bateman
Binational.
Sean Hayes
Yes.
Will Arnett
Binational.
Jason Bateman
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Podcast: SmartLess
Hosts: Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett
Guest: Millie Bobby Brown
Release Date: March 10, 2025
In this vibrant episode of SmartLess, hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett welcome Millie Bobby Brown as their surprise guest. The conversation traverses Millie's journey from her early life in England to her rise as a global superstar, delving into her experiences in the entertainment industry, personal passions, and future aspirations.
After a series of engaging introductions and playful banter, Sean Hayes officially introduces Millie Bobby Brown, highlighting her impressive achievements at a young age, including multiple Emmy and SAG nominations, a bestselling book, and her own beauty product line.
Notable Quote:
Sean Hayes [07:46]: "She's a real whippersnapper. This 20-year-old has already done a lot."
Millie shares her upbringing in Dorset, England, where her father ran a family-owned fruit and vegetable stand. At eight years old, her family made a bold move to Orlando, Florida, driven by her father's search for better opportunities. This relocation set the stage for Millie's eventual move to Los Angeles to pursue acting.
Notable Quote:
Millie Bobby Brown [15:12]: "So, basically, I have Bobby, Marley, Max, Winnie, Agnes, Rigby, Pookie, Juno... Dorothy, and Jimmy."
Millie's journey into acting wasn't straightforward. Initially facing rejection for being "too mature," her persistence and her father's unwavering support led her to audition for "Stranger Things." Her emotional and authentic performance secured her the iconic role of Eleven.
Notable Quote:
Millie Bobby Brown [18:55]: "If you take me to Hollywood, I'll make it."
Discussing the challenges of growing up in the spotlight, Millie emphasizes the importance of her family's support in maintaining her grounded nature. She reflects on the pressure of fame, the transition from child star to a mature actress, and the personal sacrifices involved.
Notable Quote:
Millie Bobby Brown [33:32]: "It is like growing up in the industry, people see you as an adult and forget that you're a kid."
A passionate advocate for animal welfare, Millie details her extensive efforts in rescuing and caring for animals. Living on a farm in Georgia, she manages a large household of dogs, ponies, goats, and even a donkey—her solution to coyote problems.
Notable Quotes:
Millie Bobby Brown [54:11]: "So I have the farm animals. I rescue dogs off the street... I've rescued over 250 dogs."
Sean Hayes [57:19]: "You've got a big movie coming out this year too. Don't you have a big movie?"
Millie expresses excitement about her upcoming movie "Electric State," collaborating with David Harbour and the Russo brothers. She discusses her admiration for her co-workers and the positive, creative environment on set.
Notable Quote:
Will Arnett [49:12]: "I love work, but like... I love that you keep bringing sun every day."
Millie candidly talks about her relationship with social media, revealing that she has no personal accounts and relies on others to manage her online presence. She shares the overwhelming experience of skyrocketing to fame virtually overnight and the challenges that come with it.
Notable Quote:
Millie Bobby Brown [52:08]: "I don't enjoy it. So I am out of the loop."
Reflecting on her journey, Millie offers heartfelt advice to young actors. She emphasizes the value of family support, maintaining a strong work ethic, and staying true to oneself despite the pressures of the industry.
Notable Quote:
Millie Bobby Brown [36:16]: "You're always gonna be okay, no matter what. Lean into that as much as possible."
Millie shares her dreams of starting a large family, inspired by her parents who became parents at a young age. She discusses her and her partner's views on adoption and creating an open, loving home environment.
Notable Quote:
Millie Bobby Brown [62:16]: "We want everyone to feel really comfortable."
As the episode wraps up, Millie expresses gratitude for the opportunity to share her story, reiterating her commitment to both her acting career and her animal rescue initiatives. The hosts commend her dedication and look forward to her future projects.
Notable Quote:
Millie Bobby Brown [65:03]: "I'll be there in two weeks. Talk to you. All right, see you there."
Episode Highlights:
This episode offers an intimate glimpse into Millie Bobby Brown's life, blending humor, heartfelt moments, and inspiring stories that resonate with listeners from all walks of life.