Gallery: 'I played video games so hard I got Carpal Tunnel!' Your favourite celebrities are gamers too (BANG Showbiz)He added: "This is the biggest surprise that's happened to me in my life. "What it's like to have a grown-up child and watch them turn into a human being that I really admire - Maya is extremely fun to be around, passionate and serious and funny and playful, and I feel connected to 'Stranger Things. ' " The 'Black Phone' star also heaped praise on the show as a whole, and he compared her experience to his on the inspirational 1989 big screen drama 'Dead Poets Society'.
He said: "I loved the show. I'm so proud of her, 'cause I think she does a great job, but I'm most happy for her that she's surrounded by these other amazing, talented young people. "That was my experience on 'Dead Poets Society', getting to be surrounded by other young people who were in love with the same thing that I was in love with, getting to tell a story that affects your generation. . . "'Stranger Things' is a defining creative force for this generation, and so I'm so proud of Maya and I'm so happy for her, and I know it's just the beginning. ".
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