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In an interview with British 'GQ' published Tuesday, the English actress looked back on her time as the iconic character, while also considering what she has learned about herself in the aftermath of the hit fantasy series.

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00:00Macy Williams is opening up about how growing up playing Arya Stark on HBO's Game of Thrones

00:05conflicted with her womanhood. In an interview with British GQ published Tuesday, the now 24-year-old

00:11actress recalled growing up on television and experiencing coming-of-age moments on set,

00:17such as being handed a bra in the costume department for the first time, and how that

00:21was somewhat in misalignment with the tomboyish and athletic character that audiences had become

00:26so familiar with. I think that when I started becoming a woman, I resented Arya because I

00:31couldn't express who I was becoming, and then I also resented my body because it wasn't aligned

00:35with the piece of me that the world celebrated. During her tenure on the series, Williams was

00:40nominated for two Emmys, while the show picked up numerous accolades. Asked what she misses about

00:45the show, Williams clarified that although she loved her time on the fantasy series,

00:49she does not wish to explicitly miss that period of her young life. I look at it so fondly,

00:54and I look at it with such pride. But why would I want to make myself feel sad about the greatest

00:59thing that ever happened to me? Asked whether she would play the character again on screen,

01:03she said, I'm not saying it would never happen. It has to be the right time with the right people.

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