Sadie Sink opened up about how Stranger Things and her collaboration with Taylor Swift have been pivotal in shaping her blossoming career.

The 22-year-old actress revealed both projects helped her grow personally and professionally during her candid interview for Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood issue.

She called the Netflix sci-fi megahit the ‘best training in the world’ for acting and said she connected to her character in Taylor’s All Too Well short film by ‘relying on years of research as a Swiftie.’

The Whale alum also showcased her sculpted physique and impeccable fashion sense in the stunning Variety cover shoot pH๏τos.

In the interview, the star affectionately likened Stranger Things to ‘a machine’ and, having gained insight into her own preferences, acknowledges that she’s not eager to step into another Hollywood machine anytime soon.

‘I don’t want to play a superhero or a princess. I just want to make sure everything that I’m doing is different than the last. I’m still young, and I’m still learning.’

Sadie also teased the fate of her character Max on the final season of Stranger Things, saying, ‘They love having me run. That’s all I’ll say.’

As for playing the lead in Taylor’s 13 minute short film/music video based on Taylor’s song All Too Well from her Red (Taylor’s Version) album, Sadie admitted she had growing pains on set.

‘At that point, I had never been in love. I had never been through a breakup that intense. It was all foreign territory for me. I had to rely on just my years of research as a Swiftie…’ she told the outlet.

‘But as I was going, things from my personal life kind of came forward, which fueled it even more. Then I was like, “Whoa. Maybe I should do some work on Sadie in these areas…”

‘It holds this incredibly nostalgic feeling for me now that I feel physically in my body. It’s too intense.’

Sadie was cast alongside Dylan O’Brien for All Too Well, which Taylor wrote, directed and also appeared in it.