Quotes from Maisie Williams

Most commonly, I've been recognized from people who aren't actually from England.

It's helpful to have a handbag that's a bit crazy, or shoes that have kiwis on them or something, because it distracts.

People are like, 'What's Game of Thrones about?' I'm like, 'It's in the title.' For real, this is a game for the Iron Throne. No matter what character you are, you're sucked into that at some point.

It's huge in the U.K., if someone's doing well, to put them down. That's what we do all the time. It's kind of like a cultural thing.

I guess I'm a bit of a tomboy and can be quite resourceful.

I've never really done acting before, 'cause dancing was my first love. And then, I sort of fell into it from a talent competition and never really looked back.

I'm so excited to be working on 'Doctor Who,' as it's such a big and important part of British culture.

In my opinion, nothing changes after you get married. If ain't broke, don't fix it.

I still study dance, and it's definitely something I want to incorporate in the future. It's always been my first love.

I've had a fast track to who I want to be. I know all of my friends are struggling to what to pick in college, and I've been given a fast pass to kick start my future.

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.

I get a lot of fan mail and stuff, and usually it's for me to sign stuff.

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 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.

Whether I like it or not, I've become influential to people.

As soon as someone finds out something you're insecure about or that bothers you, they will use that against you, which is awful.

I'd never want to be trapped. I never like to stay in one place too long. I always flit around, I never settle anywhere. So being married would be being trapped.

I'm used to being a small part of a massive production.

People just get kicks out of making other people sad.

I do watch a lot of YouTube.

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.

I seem to be landing a lot of roles with animal interactions, which is amazing.

Turning 18 is a big deal.

I draft tweets, like, 20 times.