Maisie Williams
Maisie Williams
Margaret Constance "Maisie" Williamsis an English actress. She made her professional acting debut as Arya Stark in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones, for which she won the EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama, the Portal Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television and Best Young Actor, and the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. In 2016, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth15 April 1997
CityBristol, England
I like the fact that when you're put into a really extreme situation, you put everything else aside. You put your ego aside and get on with it, and I quite like that.
Before I was born, my mom and my dad, they used to rescue dogs, so at one point, they had 13 dogs. And they were all from different litters. It wasn't like they were bred. They were all from different people. And they were all different ages. When I grew up at my dad's house, I think we had seven at one point.
Going out is the typical thing when you turn 18, but it's not really much fun when you have a recognisable face.
Being in South Africa, that messed up my body a little bit. I broke out in spots, and I got really dehydrated, and the water was really different. It was really strange, because you're on the other side of the planet, and you think, 'Oh, water is the same everywhere,' and it is, but it still felt strange.
I don't wanna be liked just because I'm pretty.
It's very different when you're reading a script to when you're watching a movie for the first time.
Boys can just wear a suit on the red carpet and that's fine, but for girls it's all about the way you look, and there are constant comparisons.
As soon as someone finds out something you're insecure about or that bothers you, they will use that against you, which is awful.
If I started being braggy, my family would be like, 'Shut up, Maisie! Who cares? Get off the sofa.'
People say, 'Do you ever miss being a normal teenager?'
I'm never going to do something that I don't want to do, because I've been given the opportunity to not have to do that.
I know things aren't perfect for women in the U.K. and in America, but there are women in the rest of the world who have it far worse.
On 'Game of Thrones', the people that I've met, of the people behind the scenes, was not even a scratch of the vast crew that actually does work on that show.
People ask me, 'Isn't it scary living on your own?' but in this industry, being at events, doing interviews, and doing promotion and constantly chatting about yourself, sometimes it's really nice to just sit in silence or take a day where you can sleep in until 3 P.M. and then stay up as late as you like.