The actress opened up about how her role as Arya Stark affected her relationship with her body.

Maisie Williamshas a complicated relationship with herGame of Thronescharacter.

“I look at it so fondly, and I look at it with such pride.

Maisie Williams

Maisie Williams.Mike Marsland/WireImage

But why would I want to make myself feel sad about the greatest thing that ever happened to me?

I don’t want to associate that with feelings of pain.”

“But Arya was still very much trying to be disguised as a boy.

Game of Thrones series finale Maisie Williams as Arya Stark

Maisie Williams as Arya Stark in ‘Game of Thrones’.Helen Sloan/HBO

They’d also put this strap across my chest to flatten any growth that had started.