Despite collaborating with Ryan Gosling and Leonardo DiCaprio, Julia Butters is still "dazzled"

In our Last Call Q&A series, we get to the bottom of it with some of our favorite celebrities: from the last time they were dazzled to the last song they listened to . This week, Julia Butters answers our call.

Like many other future eighth graders, Julia Butters loves Olivia Rodrigo and loves the books she reads for English class. But unlike most kids her age, the 13-year-old has worked alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Steven Spielberg and, most recently, the stacked cast of "The Gray Man," which includes Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Regé -John Page.

While it can be tricky, she tries to keep things in perspective. "I'm starstruck, but I really try to play it cool," she says of her work with such massive stars. "Once I get to know the person, it's a lot easier not to constantly freak out with them because I realize they're just regular people doing their jobs, and I really respect them for this."

Butters has long been anticipating the release of Netflix's big-budget spy flick, which premiered in theaters on July 15 and on Netflix on July 22. "I'm so excited," she said. "I've been waiting for this to happen and come out ever since I found out I got the part, and ever since then I've dreamed of when I could see it on the big screen." Butters is central to the story as Claire Fitzroy, a young orphan with heart disease, and she spends most of her screen time alongside Gosling and Billy Bob Thornton, who plays her uncle.

The shoot, which took place during the pandemic, was "a very magical experience," she says. "It was a safe place where I got tested regularly. I felt very safe and they made me feel very welcome and safe on set." Butters loved the process — her favorite part of the experience was "waking up in the morning" in Long Beach, Calif., with a day of filming ahead of her. "I really loved the prep and, of course, being on set," she says, "but I really loved looking forward to each day. With COVID, it was hard to have anything to look forward to. "

Previously, Butters shared the screen with DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," delivering a stunning performance as a confident and wise young actor beyond his years. Next, she will star in "The Fabelmans", a semi-autobiographical film about Spielberg's upbringing, where she plays Anne Fabelman, Spielberg's sister. "It's a family movie, so it's...