gossip girl rewatch ♥ 1x01 [pilot] spotted at grand central, bags in hand: serena van der woodsen.
Swirling Illustrations by James R. Eads Explore Human Connections and the Natural World
favorite fictional girls: Anna Oliphant [Anna and the French Kiss]
“It’s my nickname.”
“Elephant?” He shakes his head. “Sorry, I don’t see it.”
“Anna Oliphant. ‘Banana Elephant.’ My friend collects those for me, and I collect toy bridges and sandwiches for her. Her name is Bridgette Saunderwick,” I add.
St. Clair sets down the glass elephant and wanders to my desk. “So can anyone call you Elephant?”
“Banana Elephant. And no. Definitely not.”
I want to act the rest of my life, but I don’t want paparazzi everywhere. I don’t want to take a private jet everywhere. People don’t just do that because they’ve got the money, but because they’re sitting in airport loungers and literally doing photo after photo. And I don’t want to be an asshole to everyone. If I watched somebody on television every week and I met them and they were an asshole to me it would break my heart. - Maisie Williams for Entertainment Weekly (May 2015)