David Harbour envied his younger Stranger Things co-stars for being comfortable enough to fart while filming.
David Harbour stars on the Netflix show
The 51-year-old actor starred in Stranger Things, the hit sci-fi show, alongside the likes of Winona Ryder, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, and Maya Hawke, and David has admitted to feeling a little envious of some of his younger co-stars.
Speaking at an event in Los Angeles, David shared: “These kids were just enjoyable as hell.
“A lot of kid actors that you work with are very actor-y, and part of the strength of the actors that they formed were that, at their essence, they were just kids.
“So, even during takes, they would fart and do things that you just couldn’t believe that you had the relaxation to do that in front of a camera. I was like, I would dream of being able to do that and not being self-conscious in that way!”
David – who played Jim Hopper in the Netflix show – relished the experience of working with his young, talented co-stars on Stranger Things.
The actor explained: “These were real, beautiful human beings, and they were such a joy to work with; I had a blast.
“I look back on that first season as being a miraculous time in my life. Hopper was a very depressed individual, it was really tough to go through the acting of that, but the family that we created and the story that we were telling, I don’t know if I’ve ever felt that enriched by some work that I was doing.”
Meanwhile, David previously revealed that he “can be very critical” of Stranger Things.
The actor confessed to having some “very strong opinions” about the TV series, despite its success.
Looking forward to the final season of Stranger Things, David said on the Happy Sad Confused podcast: “I’m very close to the show, so I have very strong opinions. And they may not match yours if you’re a fan of the show.”
David admitted that he can actually get “very mad” if he doesn’t like a particular episode.
He said: “I can be very critical of this show.”
