Lily Cole Quotes
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Every time I have to try on a wig for work, I get excited about the colour; I've often thought about going for a platinum bob or also raven black, as it looks so great against pale skin. But I always end up being loyal to my red colour.
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There are so many great, great vintage clothes to find; there's a whole territory unexplored there.
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I found going to school when I was modeling very grounding. It's really kept my perspective on bigger things in my life.
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It doesn't make me very happy to be on my computer all the time. I've never been drawn to that world.
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Modelling, fashion and film have all encouraged me to learn more about issues and to feel empowered enough to do something about them.
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As users of the Internet, we all have a role to play in defining what we want it to be.
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It was a scandal when I did French 'Playboy' in 2008, though I was never actually nude in it. I think it's really funny that I'll have a cover of 'Playboy' to show my grandkids.
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Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key.
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I have set up several businesses as social businesses, and I am a great believer that the power of business should be used for good.
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I don't personally follow trends; I don't even like the idea of trends. I think it's kind of absurd that you have to change every six months, so I always try and buy things that hopefully I'll like forever, and resonate with me.
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People do make assumptions about models. That's their issue, not mine. It doesn't bother me because I'm comfortable enough in my own skin - I know who I am.
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I have made a living off the way I look, and I have really learnt to accept myself for being unusual.
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The average Londoner knows just one neighbour. I travel a lot, and I'm always surprised by the strong sense of community in some countries. We've lost something fundamentally human, and we don't even realise it.
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I'll always try to follow my heart into things I love, and modelling is not something I'm dreaming of pursuing forever.
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America has had an influence on me, as has going out with a Cuban-American guy and having lots of American friends. But I am still fundamentally British and speak with a British accent and feel very English.
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Production chains, how consumers can drive change: all these things may seem at odds with fashion, but arguably, they're not.
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I've always gone after fears and tried to stifle them by doing them. It is daunting, but it's more rewarding.
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I kind of see clothes a bit like role-playing, depending what mood I'm in.
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I think a lot of the most interesting work in art and in films are often kind of polarized opinions and affect people in very different ways, which may be less successful commercially, but they elicit a dialogue that's quite interesting.
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I love yoga. I don't do it as much as I'd like to, but I feel wonderful when I do.
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I started modeling at 14. It's simple. You respond to what the photographer wants and wear other people's ideas. I got bored with it, though, so I went to university.
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It's not that I don't believe in creativity and innovation and new ideas, and the creativity that comes with fashion, which I really respect. But one of my biggest concerns is just how cheap we expect everything to be.
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As the generalization goes about the art industry, people can be really challenging and thought-provoking in their thinking and questioning the status quo, and it's really important that the status quo can be questioned and that there are people doing that.
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I don't think of myself as a role model for others, but I like to live my life by my own integrity. So, in that sense, I might be a positive influence. I do believe you should get over your insecurities and just try to be the best you can.