"Online, I used to [present] a version of myself that was very clean and neat, and then I thought, ‘What’s the point?’ That’s the worst role model to be—to be someone else. Being perfect is a bit disheartening. Life’s too short and I want to inspire people to have fun and not take life too seriously. And if that means I make mistakes and say the wrong thing, then so be it. That’s kind of what being young and growing up is about. I’m learning like everyone else.”
On playing Arya Stark:
“I’m so grateful that the first job I ever landed taught me to never take a role that was ‘less.’ I’ve had the opportunity to play a lot of actors’ dream role—I don’t want to ever settle...Arya is really popular with a lot of people because she’s just a broadly funny character—witty, dry, ballsy, feminist."
On nudity on Game of Thrones:
“My mum was cool with that, too, like, ‘It’s where babies come from.’”
On staying grounded:
“It’s really important for me to be in my own bed. That’s how I get back to reality—not living out of a suitcase, moving back home again, unpacking my stuff. I say that Game of Thrones is negative numbers, and red carpets and stuff are positive numbers, so I always come back to zero every time just to regroup...I have a really great group of people around me who I trust 100 percent. They are very honest and let me be who I want to be, and nurture that rather than giving me a personality. It’s easy to let yourself take off, but I am so in love with my life, everyone at home, and the life I used to have that I have no intention of changing.”
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