Sophie Turner On How She Avoided Being ‘Traumatized’ On GAME OF THRONES
By Movieguide® Contributor
Sophie Turner was just 14 when she started filming episodes of GAME OF THRONES, a famously brutal show full of violence and sexual content. Turner has recently shared that she had to work to try not to be “traumatized” by her time on the show.
“I kind of find it quite easy to go in and out [of character],” Turner said. “And it’s just something that growing up on a show like GAME OF THRONES, the subject matter was so heavy that I just developed a coping mechanism of just having the most fun in between takes, so I wouldn’t get traumatized.”
She continued, “I’m sure I’ll exhibit some symptoms of trauma down the road. At that age, I don’t think I could comprehend a lot of the scene matter. And the first few years, I had my mom with me because she was chaperoning me, so she would be very helpful and give me snacks.”
Turner also talked about what it was like to play such a famous role and be in the public eye at such a young age.
“It’s amazing because I think for 10 years, I felt like I needed to be the person that everyone else saw because I was growing up and I didn’t know anything else,” she said. “Other than the character that I was playing in GAME OF THRONES and then other people’s perceptions of me, I didn’t have time to figure out who I was as a person.”
“When GAME OF THRONES ended, I started developing, like, a personal life and then finally a taste for what I actually wanted to do in my work and things like that,” the actress concluded. “I feel like I’m only on the beginning of my journey of evolving into a person I probably should have evolved into about 10 years ago.”
Movieguide® previously reported on Turner’s journey, which includes becoming a mother:
Sophie Turner has confirmed that she is welcoming her second child with husband Joe Jonas.
“We’re so excited to be expanding the family,” the actress told Elle UK. “It’s the best blessing ever.”
She and Jonas, who recently celebrated their third wedding anniversary, are already parents to 1 year-old Willa.
“It’s what life is about for me — raising the next generation,” the actress continued. “The greatest thing in life is seeing my daughter go from strength to strength.”
Turner also talked about keeping her daughter out of the public eye.
“I know what it can do to your mental health to be in this industry, and to be photographed every day and have the comments,” she explained. “It’s not something I want her to deal with unless she says, ‘This is what I want to do.’ “We’re quite strict about that.”
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