Exclusive interview with Maisie Williams (Part 2)

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Foto: Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones - Copyright: 2013 Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved.
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
© 2013 Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved.

11. What is the most amazing thing about making Game of Thrones?

I think the sheer scale of it, really. It wasn't until I worked on other productions that I realised how many crew there are on this. And the fact that we have two units running side by side - when I tell people on other jobs that, they say, "Oh, wow, that must be different, stressful." It means everything takes a long time. But it all adds just to the scale of it. And it's big in every aspect – there are so many fans too. I hit 50,000 followers this year on Twitter. It's crazy.

12. What do they want to know?

A lot of people ask me if I've read the books. People ask me, "What's your favourite thing about Arya?" Or sometimes you get just a general message like, "Hi from Brazil," which is nice because you see that there are so many people from different countries watching and tweeting.

13. Have you read the books?

I think some of the cast have read the books but I know a lot of us haven't. I think it's because they're different to the scripts a lot of the time and it gets confusing. You don't want to get your hopes up for things that aren't going to happen. On the other hand you don't want to think, "Oh, there’s not very much for Arya to do this year," and then you come in and you've got three scenes with Charles Dance and you're like, "Oh God!"

14. How was it doing scenes with Charles Dance?


I just got on with him really, really well. He was a little bit intimidating but I think that helped a lot with the script and stuff because Tywin is supposed to be intimidating. Charles is just a really, really lovely guy and I learnt a lot from him as well. When we did the reverse shots in our scenes he sat in for my lines. He could have gone home and someone else would have read his lines but he said, "No, it's fine, I'll sit there,” which was really nice. I tried to make a good impression because being a child actor, you're always proving yourself. But I really liked him, he was funny.

15. If you haven't read the books then, what do you hope happens to Arya?

Lots of people think Arya's going to get to the Iron Throne but she's just trying to get home. She's never been fighting for the throne. She's never tried to work her way up the ladder. She's just trying to get home and I just want her to get there, you know. Maybe she gets revenge for her father's death but in this world, it's always going to lead to someone else - she's never going to just get revenge and be able to walk away.

Foto: Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones - Copyright: 2013 Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved.
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
© 2013 Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved.

16. Have you sat on the Throne itself in Belfast?

I have. Well no, I haven't sat on the one that we film with. I've sat on another one that they have - they have a couple touring around. The genuine one, that would be cool. But I've held a lot of the swords that they have. Like I've held Rory McCann's sword which is huge, absolutely huge.

17. Do you get to keep your sword, Needle?

No. But maybe when it all finishes I will. There are actually several Needles. They've got an aluminium one and they've got loads of little rubber ones. I usually use the rubber ones because I don't want to break anything, but in close ups I use the original metal one.

18. What other projects have you been working on between series?

Last year I did a BBC horror series called The Secret of Crickley Hall. Then I did a film in South Africa called Heatstroke, and at the moment I'm shooting in Dublin for a film called Gold which is a comedy with James Nesbitt and David Wilmot. I've had so much fun working on it and it's so different to Game of Thrones. I've never done a comedy - every day is a lot more light-hearted and you're really struggling not to laugh on camera.

19. What has been your favourite location this series?


We went to a great location this year which was this stunning waterfall.
It was really in the middle of nowhere, a little way outside of Belfast. It was just for the day but it was almost like a holiday away from filming.

20. What has been your favourite scene over the last two seasons?

It was when I was doing that scene with Charles Dance and I say, "Anyone can be killed.” It felt like when you're acting on a stage, and you either have the audience or you don't. I did it on my close up - and I just felt like I sort of meant it, you know? It was all quiet and it took a couple of beats until someone said cut and then it was like, a charged atmosphere. I felt good after that. It’s that feeling: I don't get it so much from acting but every now and then it comes up and I can't describe it. I get it a lot more dancing - it's just a little buzz that you get. That's why you go to work I guess.

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