Oh my gosh. I can’t with this. This is so funny.
So, how have you changed?
I definitely was a very unaware child, but in a beautiful way. I think Lennon was always almost too aware for her own good when she was a kid and was very observant and knew everything that was going on. Meanwhile, I was just bouncing around. I didn’t really have anything to channel. Once I started getting a bit older and having more [life experiences], acting became easier for me.
When I asked you both to describe each other, you said, “Lennon is pretty, nice, and annoying.” [Laughs.] She said, “Maisy is smart. She knows she’s smart. She’s very aware how smart she is, and she’s quirky, and she’s sweet.”
That’s so cute. Honestly, Lennon was very obsessive with being schoolteacher to me. I did know I was smart because I was so ahead of my grade because Lennon would always teach me what she was learning.
Meanwhile, I asked if you got starstruck as a kid. What do you think you said?
Probably yes.
You said, “I just don’t get starstruck. Actually, wait, with Lucy Hale, I did. I mean, I was like, Oh my God, Lucy Hale. I started crying. I can’t believe you have that on video.”
That’s so cute. Starstruck is a strange word. I definitely have people that I meet that I admire so deeply, and I am such a true fan that I will get really excited and really moved by the fact that I had a chance to be in the same room as them. But I feel like being starstruck is where you are unable to function and speak, and I don’t have that necessarily.
I was probably more starstruck with Lucy Hale than Taylor Swift for some reason because I watched her on Pretty Little Liars, which to me was everything. I think as a kid I got more starstruck over actors than music people, because that was what I wanted to do. It felt very crazy when I would get to meet a famous actor.
Do you keep in touch with any of the Nashville cast?
Absolutely. Chip Esten [who played Deacon] is the first person to congratulate me or celebrate any successes. He’s never missed a birthday. He still lives in Nashville, so he’s probably the one I am in touch with the most. Everyone from that cast was so great to me and Lennon. They really were such a big part of our childhood. It’s a bond that can’t really go anywhere. I also saw Claire [Bowen, who played Scarlett], Sam [Palladio, who played Gunnar], and Jonathan [Jackson, who played Avery] not that long ago. They’re lovely people. And I keep in touch with Lennon a good bit too.
