2019-05-01 Foxtel Magazine

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to not let that affect the decisions we make


and I think continuing after the show, it’s


something we’ll be working on, too.”


Sitting down with the on-screen sisters



  • who play Sansa and Arya Stark – during the


London press junket for Game of Thrones’


final outing, it’s immediately evident that the


familial bond has spilled over into real life,


the girls so in sync they finish each other’s


sentences. In fact, they admit they’ve only


ever been at odds once.


“The only [argument] I can remember is


when you said that Gravity was a bad film


and I said that it was a good film, and we had


an argument!” Williams recalls sheepishly.


“Wait! I’ve never actually seen Gravity!”


Turner responds, causing the whole room


to erupt with laughter.


“That was why I was angry I think!


I was like, ‘You haven’t even seen it!’”


Williams explains, to which Turner admits


she “probably just said it to be controversial”.


One thing the tight-knit friends do agree


on is that they’ve been “completely spoiled”


by Game of Thrones being their first foray


into the world of acting. Every single aspect


of the series is supersized – from the sheer


number of cast members to the ever-growing


budget and special effects behind it.


“We definitely lucked out,” Turner


acknowledges. “This show has the best


writers in the game, the best producers


in the game, the best cinematographers,


everything, so I think we were spoilt.”


However, as Williams explains, it’s all


they’ve ever known.


“Growing up on the show... we never


knew anything else,” she counters. “It’s hard


to say how we would be different had we


not had these experiences. I know that I left


school quite young, but the things I learnt


in life that you don’t learn in a classroom...


that’s something that we did have from


a very young age. That alone, the person


that it shaped me to be and the people that


I’ve met and the stories that I’ve heard, I’m


grateful for that.”


Coincidentally, life outside Westeros has


seen both actresses portray mutants on the


big screen – Turner as a young Jean Grey in


the X-Men films and Williams as Wolfsbane


in the upcoming The New Mutants.


“Maybe we have the same agent and we


don’t know it,” Turner says with a laugh.


Unsurprisingly, after sacrificing so much


of their childhoods, they’re both relishing


taking a breather now that commitments


to Game of Thrones have come to an end.


“[My agents have] definitely come to


me and been like, ‘Let’s have a discussion,


let’s have a chat, let’s talk about what you


want,’ and, honestly, just a little break


would be nice!” Williams admits.


“That’s exactly what I said!” Turner


adds. “Literally the day after I wrapped


Game of Thrones, I was on the phone with


my agent and she was like, ‘So... what do


you want? Where do you want to go?’ and


I was like, ‘I want a break for nine months.’”


While burgeoning film careers beckon,


Turner also reveals a surprising passion.


“I have a burning desire right now to


become a policewoman!” she offers, a little


self-consciously. “So I dunno, I’d like to


take a break and see what else I can do.


Fight crime and save some people!”


“I feel very confident that I’m


going to do a lot of great


things with my life”



  • Maisie Williams


18 Foxtel MAY

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