--- title: Stranger Things: Aaron Paul Interviews Millie Brown Eleven description: Aaron Paul of that old popular show Breaking Bad who is obsessed with the show of summer, Stranger Things talked to Millie Brown who plays Eleven. canonical: https://time.com/4453898/stranger-things-aaron-paul-millie-bobby-brown/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-16T15:01:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:35:31.848Z og:title: Aaron Paul Interviewed Eleven from Stranger Things og:description: He would like to adopt her og:url: https://time.com/4453898/stranger-things-aaron-paul-millie-bobby-brown/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85d4c5cb0b8c1334/6988a286428a9e7800cd3eaf/gettyimages-546307062.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3280 og:image:height: 1845 og:image:alt: Premiere Of Netflix's "Stranger Things" - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Aaron Paul Interviewed Eleven from Stranger Things twitter:description: He would like to adopt her twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85d4c5cb0b8c1334/6988a286428a9e7800cd3eaf/gettyimages-546307062.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Aaron Paul and Eleven from _Stranger Things_ Had the Most Adorable Chat Ever > Sponsored content. 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So [Elle.com](http://www.elle.com/culture/q-and-a/a38539/aaron-paul-interviews-millie-bobby-brown/) got him on the phone with Millie Bobby Brown, who plays Eleven, and it was perfect. To say these two got on like gangbusters is an understatement. Paul opened the conversation with “first of all, I love you,” and it was off to the races from there. Thankfully, Paul, her self-described “massive fan,” didn’t pretend to be cool about the whole thing. After all, he had the bully-conquering, kid genius herself on the horn. They talked auditions (Eleven’s totally based off of [_E.T._](http://time.com/4436008/stranger-things-netflix-references/)!), her new fame (she gets recognized sometimes, but her hair’s back!), and trying telepathy in real life (“I’d love to be able to be like, I’m gonna flip a van today!” she says.) Turns out, Brown is so cool that she could totally live without her cell phone, just like an ’80s kid, Eggos make her want to throw up and Brown might ditch her own family to live with Paul now. “Listen: Me and Aaron have arranged a dinner in L.A. in two weeks’ time. Now, you bring the adoption papers. I’ll bring my suitcase,” she tells his wife. Brown says she doesn’t have any details on the show’s future either, but the creators told _Entertainment Weekly_ they’re [dreaming of _Harry Potter_ longevity](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/15/stranger-things-harry-potter). 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