Additionally, he spoke out about painful experiences from his childhood and shared them with us. One example of this is when he was made to wear a skirt to the premier of his 2007 film. Juno at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Elliot declared, “I don’t know if there’s a worst day,” Elliot said, “But when?” Juno was blowing up—this sounds strange to people, and I get that people don’t understand. ‘You’re famous and have lots of money. So you had to wear something, boo-hoo!.’ I don’t not understand that reaction. That’s not all. I also wish people could understand the reality that it almost took my life.
Elliot said that he would “pretty much never leave any hotel” where he was filming 2010’s movie. Inception.
I struggled with food. Intense depression, anxiety, severe panic attacks. He shared that he couldn’t function. He shared that there were many days where I could only attend one meeting. Not being able to get through a script—could not. Reading is one of my favorite things to do—I couldn’t read, couldn’t get through a paragraph.”