Lily Collins Quotes

It's a weird thing to have your dad or your parent be on the stage with a million people saying their name, and you're like, 'No, that's just dad.'

Lily Collins

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• It's a weird thing to have your dad or your parent be on the stage with a million people saying their name, and you're like, 'No, that's just dad.'

  

  Lily Collins
  • People
  • Dad
  • Weird