Laura Harrier in 'Hollywood Dream' by Sonia Szostak in Porter Magazine June 1, 2020

Neflix’s ‘Hollywood’ star Laura Harrier is center stage on the June 1st issue of Porter Magazine. Stylist Danielle Goldberg chooses black and white, modern fashion elegance from Alexander McQueen, Matteau, Molly Goddard, Nill Lotan, Ninety Percent, Simone Rocha, The Range and more. Sonia Szóstak is behind the lens for ‘Hollywood Dream’ with Alice Casely-Hayford on Zoom for the interview.

Harrier has very positive words about Ryan Murphy the man behind ‘Hollywood, who is rumored to have signed the biggest deal in TV history — an estimated $300 million haul with Netflix.

“No matter what he was doing, I would have wanted to be part of it,” Harrier enthuses. “I’ve admired his work for a long time – I love Pose, the Versace show that Darren [Criss] was in, the O.J. [Simpson] show. [Ryan] is super-important in the world of TV and film, but also, he’s been at the forefront of representation for a long time. He’s always had diverse casts, he’s always championed marginalized people – people of color, women and people from the LGBTQ community. He gives them a lot of opportunities and uses his power to uplift others.”

The Chicago native tells us that while filming ‘Hollywood’, she became very close to writer, director and executive producer Janet Mock:

“She’s so smart and has such a clear vision of what she wants. It’s amazing that she’s only been directing for a few years, because she’s so on top of things and seems so comfortable in that role – she’s really an artist. All the directors in our series were amazing, but I was able to connect with Janet on a different level – being a black woman and being someone who knows what it’s like to go through so much adversity in life. She’s had every barrier put up against her and come out the other side with this incredible success, which is something Camille [Harrier’s character] has gone through as well. We were just able to talk about Camille’s struggles and her journey in a way that would have been more difficult with another director.”

Speaking of her own leadership goals — especially for women of color — Laura Harrier says

“I want to be a champion, I want to support us, and I want to be representational for us. There were so few women that I could look at growing up and connect with on screen. If I can do that for some girls, I’m more than happy to and feel like I’ve done my job.”