Lily Collins Quotes
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I've always loved fantasy books. Even just growing up, I've always kind of loved magic and fantasy.
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A lot of people in my generation have dared to ask questions like, 'Who is James Dean?' And I can't imagine asking a question like that, just because it's been ingrained in me since I was so young.
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I don't want to acquire whatever 'fame' is.
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Morning or night, I love putting mint or spearmint oil on my temples and the back of my neck. There's this aromatherapy quality of both easing tension and waking you up.
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I'm a huge fan of the series of books by Cassandra Clare, 'The Mortal Instruments.'
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I'm constantly surprised by human nature and humanity. And I think that's why I love what I do: because I love to story-tell and bring new characters to life.
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I just want to start conversations. I want to do films that prompt conversations - whether that is positive, negative, indifferent - just ones that you leave the theater wanting to know more, wanting to watch the film over and over again.
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There's so many different things that you can physically change for a character.
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I sing some songs but don't expect me to release an album anytime soon.
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I remember the screen test for 'Gossip Girl' was on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank. I was about 17 or 18 years old at the time. I remember driving onto the lot and going, 'Oh my God. This is surreal.'
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I think we all want to fit in at a young age.
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No, I like to wear as least amount of makeup as I can during my everyday life because I'm just all about keeping my skin healthy and hydrated and I love to laugh and have a great time and smile - that's when I feel the most pretty so I just want to make sure that I stay happy.
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Every day, there is a person following me, taking pictures. It's bizarre because I'm just going to the gym or getting a smoothie. I don't have the time or energy to be constantly put together all the time, but that's real life.
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I would love to do a British period drama.
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My mother used to take me to flea markets in my stroller, and I would just rummage through the piles. You've got to dig through the overstuffed racks that everyone else just walks by. It's the only way to find the cool stuff.
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I've always loved Jane Austen's writing.
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I think I've been brought up very well by both my parents. I am very cautious and I think I'm now fit for the world I'm in. They're very much behind my modelling and very supportive.
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Don't let the American twang fool you. I still say, 'I'm going home,' when I come to England, and I love a good old cup of PG Tips with a Jaffa Cake.
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It's really important to stand up for yourself and not always agree with what people say if indeed you don't feel that that's true.
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A lot of my friends aren't working, especially since fewer films are being made now and there's more competition.
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My mom brought me up on old Hollywood. I had been living in Los Angeles, respecting old movies and growing up with people that were icons that I got to speak to.
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There's so many stories to tell in Hollywood in the Golden Age that stems from truth.
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To play someone I loved in my favourite fairytale as a kid is a total honour.
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I've always loved writing.