Maisie Williams Talks Fans, Boyfriends, and her Temper

Maisie Williams is following in the footsteps of her onscreen sister Sophie Turner. Last year, Turner had something of a coming out party on the pages of fashion magazines, including InStyle UK. This year, it’s Maisie’s turn to sport high fashion while doing her best not to spoil the upcoming season of Game of Thrones. She’s part of this year’s Brit Fashion Special, and cover girl for the April Issue.

With the debut of Game of Thrones Season 6 just over 50 days away, questions about the show surface. But instead of talking about the upcoming season, Williams chooses to discuss how she’s like Arya in real life: angry. “I’ve never said this in an interview before, but yeah, I have a temper. And I hate it! But that’s what worked with [playing] Arya. I know what it’s like to be really mad!”

She also discusses trying to live a normal life when you’re in the biggest show on earth. Fans approach her all the time, especially when she’s having a night out on the town. Usually she doesn’t get as mad as her friends do, though. “They’re like, ‘It’s not her!’ And I’m in this awkward position, since it is me. And I don’t want to upset anyone. But like I said, sometimes I’m really quiet. And so I’m stood with a fan and it’s like, silence. Sometimes they walk away and I just think, god, they’re really disappointed.”

Apparently, she’s really big on the “normal life” thing. While some of her costars date each other (e.g. Kit Harington and Rose Leslie) and some date other famous people (e.g. Gwendoline Christie and fashion designer Giles Deacon), she’s dating a guy she met in school. “People feel it’s strange that someone who’s famous can go out with someone who’s normal. I don’t meet anyone else. Maybe I’m doing it wrong, but I don’t go to all these parties. I don’t meet the other young, male actors. I just like normal people, I guess.”

Her attempts to be normal and nice to everyone used to be her biggest issue.

"I always used to say and do the right thing, but as I got older and formed my own opinions, I said things wrong [sic] and got in trouble. After going through all of that, I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m never going to please everyone and so I should just be happy. You know, selfishly, that’s really all that matters. I’m not going to go out of my way to upset people, but if someone asks an honest question I’ll give them my honest answer. So I’ve come back to that point where I don’t want to do the tits and teeth, but I also don’t want to be angry and mean about everything. I’ll just be somewhere in the middle where I can be myself."

Too bad we can’t get her to say anything about Season 6. We’ll just have to content ourselves with the high fashion spread. For the rest of her looks, head over to InStyle UK.

In other Williams news, the actress has nabbed a role in A Storm in the Eyes, a movie about the relationship between writers Percy and Mary Shelley. Williams will play Isabel Baxter, Mary Shelley’s friend. Coincidentally, Stephen Dillane (best known to Thrones fans as Stannis Baratheon) will play Mary’s father, so maybe Arya and Stannis will finally share a scene…kinda.

h/t Metro