Don't strive to be famous, strive to be talented | Maisie Williams | TEDxManchester
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Published 2019-03-11
Maisie tells the story of working on what ended up becoming the biggest television show of all time from the age of 12. She discusses why she thinks right now is the perfect time to build tools for communities and how her platform, daisie, will redefine creative collaboration.
Margaret Constance Williams, known as Maisie Williams, is an English actress. She made her professional acting debut in 2011 as Arya Stark of Winterfell in the HBO world phenomenon Game of Thrones. Selected among 300 British actresses, she plays the role of a tomboyish young girl from a noble family for which she won numerous awards.
Her broad artistic life led her to co-found Daisie, a social media aimed at creative people in the world of arts, fashion, tv, film, photography, music, and literature. The aim of the app is to bring individuals from across industries together, to help foster collaborations with other artists and provide an alternative route into creative industries. Maisie said “Our main goal is to have a community of artists that are collaborating, uploading their work and sharing their projects.. helping others create their careers.”
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
All Comments (21)
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To speak so convincingly in front of a dead crowd requires humongous talent. She proved it.
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guys i was there and the audience was really loud but they had to cover it up because you wouldnt be able to hear maise :)
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"Don't strive to be famous , strive to be talented" Tiktokers are punching the air rn
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"I was the icing on top of a terrible marriage." Such English humor 😂😂
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"talent will carry you further than your 15 minutes of fame" i felt that.
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I guess her audience were the dead army of the night king.
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Whoever is thinking about scrolling through the comments don't bother. 95% of the comments are about how the audience is "dead". I guess people were paying more attention to the audience than her speech.
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"my second audition was for a show called Game of Thrones..". You can really hear it in her voice cracking a bit and her taking a break not to cry was really emotional. Sweet girl. You made it! :)
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the moment she says "game of thrones" and pauses for room for aplause and not a sound is heard was so uncomfortable, it truly feels like everyone there lives under a cave and never heard of jokes and tv shows.
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I can see the age gap between the speaker and the audience. Few got her jokes.
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She’s a humble and down to earth person who doesn’t pretend to be anything she’s not. One of the best TED Talks I’ve ever seen 👏
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".. too young and naive to feel inadequate." - don't we all wish we could still be this young person we once were?
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I was so focused on her speech that I didn´t even mind the audience as everyone is saying. We need to stop seen the negative aspects on everything. It was a great speech and I enjoyed it!
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This crowd was a bit flat, didn’t get her humour but she’s beautiful and inspiring 😊
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I like the fact that shes nervous, despite of her being famous with a great career.. That shows being human to me :)
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Maisie: So when are you guys gonna respond to anything i say!?? Audience : "Not Today!!"
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The audience was tough!!! No laughs at her jokes, no applause for her roles, mean!!!
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No wonder she got the part for Arya Stark. She's courageous, charismatic, and creative.
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"refuse to hold yourself back" that hit me pretty hard!
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I admire Maisie’s efforts in this speech. She tried a lot to prevent her from unprofessional behaviors un public speaking for better experiences of the audiences. Her courage that leads her to success is invaluable and inspired me a lot. Thank you Maisie as an inspiration for the youth.
