British actress Maisie Williams made the revelation while playing Arya Stark in the Netflix fantasy drama game of thrones It brought her global fame and riches, and brought out her personal dark side as a young woman.
said Williams, who was first cast as Arya in the epic series at the age of 12 Times of London I found the pressure enormous:
“I was so lost for a long time and I knew I was, and when I couldn’t define what I felt was my identity within that, it brought me a lot of discomfort. Now I feel more comfortable in my own skin. It’s hard to even put myself back out there and talk about how hard it was.” Just because I think it’s over.
Williams got the role of Arya, beating out 300 other girls for the role, and says she learned her craft on set by watching her older, more experienced colleagues:
“Charles Dance was outstanding game of thrones. I was impressed by watching him rehearse, and by the things he and the director talked about.
Williams now plays Catherine Dior, the sister of the fashion designer and member of the French Resistance New look It’s now streaming on AppleTV+. Additionally, she runs her own production company, and is intent on bringing original content to the screen, rather than adapting intellectual property from video games and products.
She also says she tries to offer advice to other child actors who are struggling with the enormous pressures that come with starring in hit shows: “I’m really digging inside myself to try to bring out something that I feel will be really helpful. I have no idea if I’ve done it before, but I I know that at least they can text me or call me.
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