![]() ![]() But, especially this season, I think she's making these really important life choices that really dictate how her future is going to go. Sometimes when you're upset or when you're confused, you take things out on those that are closest to you. I was trying to understand why Max would be taking out her emotions and so much anger on her mom. I remember reading the audition and being so shocked at how she treated her mom. How did that affect you and your own transition into adulthood, all while depicting someone else doing the same thing? You’ve grown up with the show, as has your character Max. But otherwise, I was sort of protected from knowing that. I think I knew that people liked it, because when I would go out with my mom, people would come up to me and say that they liked the show. I don't know if that's ever something I was really super aware of. When did you realize that not only were you getting more seasons, but that the show was a hit? I was just really excited to be there and grateful. I also tried to soak everything up in all of the experiences, because I didn't know if we were going to get another season or if it was going to be my last job. I tried to put all of my energy into it and really commit myself to the role as much as I possibly could. What was your experience shooting that first season, and your first big television role? ![]() I just didn't know that that was ever something that was going to happen for me. It just completely encompassed my whole body, because it was a dream of mine to be on a TV show. And then she called me, and I don't think I've ever felt that kind of joy before. Then, a few weeks later, Pamela called my mom to ask if I could be on the show. So my mom kept telling me, she's like, "You're probably not going to get it, so just make the most of it." And that's what I tried to do. I was really excited about the opportunity of possibly working together, but I also was trying to not get my hopes up. I met Pamela for a chemistry read and we probably worked together for about an hour. What was that first time meeting Pamela like? I honestly feel like I just got incredibly lucky that this was one of my first jobs and that it's been going on for so long. ![]() I fell in love with Pamela when I met her and think we had great chemistry. I remember my parents were really big fans of the creative team, so they were excited for me and for this audition. It was right around when I started acting, and I got the audition. Do you remember how the show first came to you? I'm really kind of heartbroken that it's ending, but also excited for the other opportunity that it might allow from. My entire career as an actor, I've been on the show. I started the show when I was 15 and a half and I'll be 23 soon. I really tried to compartmentalize that while we were filming. Is it still weird to hear the words ‘final season’ said out loud? We’re talking just days before the final season premieres. Here, the actress says goodbye to the role that grew up with her. But I’m mostly just trying to savor the last moments of Better Things.” “I'm doing a lot of thinking about what I want to do next. I really hope to continue my career in film, and to do things that scare me or things that I haven't done before,” she continues. “For seven years I was totally dedicated to the show. For Madison, it’s a bittersweet moment: a major chapter of her life closing, while another, still unknown, begins. Now, the series is coming to an end, with the final season premiering last week. “It was my college experience, it was my film school, and my acting school.” “ Better Things was like my college,” she says. I'm so happy that people like it and that makes me feel incredibly happy and lucky that I was able to be a part of something that was so beloved.”Įven at 22, Madison is not unfamiliar with being part of a beloved pop culture phenomenon: for the past 6 years, she’s starred on FX’s hit series Better Things as Max, creator and co-star Pamela Adlon’s eldest daughter. “I knew that people loved the franchise, but I think because I'm not on social media, I'm really disconnected from hearing people's perspectives on it. “I was so shocked when I was told about the box office numbers,” Madison says now. At the top of the year, Mikey Madison joined the echelons of iconic scream queens with her turn in 2022’s Scream, alongside fellow next-gen Hollywood stars including Jenna Ortega, Dylan Minnette, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Mason Gooding. ![]()
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