I talk to myself quite a lot, and when things get stressful, I just tell myself to breathe.
— Maisie Williams
People throw insults at you, and sometimes they hit a nerve - and it's about not showing that, because they will pick on that. Don't feed the trolls!
You hear horror stories about scary mothers who just want their kids to be famous. I could be waitressing in a restaurant, and my mum would be happy as long as I was happy.
If I started being braggy, my family would be like, 'Shut up, Maisie! Who cares? Get off the sofa.'
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.
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 draft tweets, like, 20 times.
If you put music into your Vine, and it's really jumpy, just do it over again.
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.
Doing the sword fighting is like picking up a dance routine... I think dancing really helps with the picking up of it.
I'm used to being a small part of a massive production.
Oh, the cat I worked with on 'Game of Thrones' was so badly behaved! It would never do anything it was supposed to do. I was like, 'Get your game together, cat. You're so bad.'
I didn't want to escape my life and become a big actress and live my dreams. That was never the way it was; it was just these amazing opportunities that happened.
This whole segregation between famous people and other people is complete rubbish.
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.
People just get kicks out of making other people sad.
I like shocking people just because, like, I can wear a dress, too. Not even for people to go, 'Oh she's grown up,' but to show people that I'm actually a girl.
As soon as someone finds out something you're insecure about or that bothers you, they will use that against you, which is awful.
Not a lot of people have jobs that they're really comfortable with, but I'm one of those people.
17 is the weirdest age, because you can't figure out if you want to grow up or be a child.
I'm used to being part of 'Game of Thrones' and going into something where you're a small part of something else. You don't want to hold anything up because they've got such a well-oiled machine going.
Sleep is my best friend when we're shooting 'Game of Thrones' because there are very long days and intense scenes.
'Game of Thrones' focuses on what's real.
I've done 20 takes of a Vine before it goes out.
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.
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 say, 'Do you ever miss being a normal teenager?'
As an actor, you're constantly looking to be pushed.
I am someone who isn't always perfect.
Going out is the typical thing when you turn 18, but it's not really much fun when you have a recognisable face.
I don't think Twitter is a platform to build your confidence on at all. Not at all.
Turning 18 is a big deal.
When you cross over on fandoms, people don't know what to do with themselves.
I follow Elle Fanning's career. I really like to follow actors who are a similar age to me. Just to see what they're up to.
There is no easy way to get around horrible people on the Internet, and it's either just leave it or don't and get sucked into the whirlwind of it all.
People actually really want to see what I'm up to, and that's crazy.
Dialogue is something I don't get a lot of on 'Game of Thrones.'
The power of Twitter still never ceases to amaze me.
I'll never do a film because it's a massive budget and I'm gonna get lots of publicity for it and it will bring something else.
I'm never really going to be the normal teenager.
Nobody wants to see a half-finished Vine.
I seem to be landing a lot of roles with animal interactions, which is amazing.
I hope there are going to be plenty of more roles to come.
I don't have anyone's number; I just Facebook them.
Don't say anything online that you wouldn't want your mother to read.
No one teaches you how to be a famous person; no one teaches you how to be a role model. It's something you have to do on your own.
If you're having a down time at school and people are bullying you, they don't know you. They don't have the right to have an opinion on you.
I feel like a lot of people would quite easily stab you in the back once they get what they want. And you see that in people.
I look at other people my age in this industry, other famous people my age, and they've just got famous friends. Which is cool, but I love being normal and just chilling at mine.
It's helpful to have a handbag that's a bit crazy, or shoes that have kiwis on them or something, because it distracts.
