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Why talent carries you further than fame

Maisie Williams · TED

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About

You'd never know from her transformation into the death-dealing Arya Stark on "Game of Thrones" that Maisie Williams' childhood dream was to become a professional dancer. In this personal talk, she maps out the winding path that took her from dance lessons and local talent competitions to the world's most popular TV show. The lesson she learned along the way? That talent, strategic collaboration and a healthy skepticism for showbiz gatekeepers can take an aspiring artist a long way. "If there's one thing I've learned," she says, "it's that there truly is a place for everyone."

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxManchester
Speaker
Maisie Williams
Year
2019
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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