Lily Collins Quotes

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Lily Collins

Profession : Actress

Birth : March 18, 1989

My last name may have opened doors, but I have to keep them open.

Lily Collins

It used to bother me - having bigger, fuller brows. I even plucked them once so I'd fit in, but I hated them and couldn't wait for them to grow back. Now I embrace them. I realized the quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful.

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My parents read me fairy tales every night and I used to believe I was a fairytale princess, like every young girl. I had all the Disney dressing-up costumes and would play every character.

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I had some difficult times when I first moved to Los Angeles when people would tell me I was saying things wrong. I felt different although my mum kept reminding me it was OK to be different.

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I've grown up seeing the pros and cons but I love it and I've always wanted to act. Throughout all the rejections at auditions, and especially when I finally did get something, both my parents have been so supportive and always told me it is all about passion and, if I was doing it because I love it, there's no wrong choice.

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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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I was raised by my mom, pretty much, and she just had this very non-judgmental, having no shame about yourself, no regrets, just trusting your gut and your instinct, and treating yourself with respect.

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I've always loved Jane Austen's writing.

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I'm a fashion gal through and through.

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The journalist in me always loved relating and socialising and connecting with people, but there came a point where I needed to make a decision to stop that being my focus and really focus on acting - an audience are only really going to believe me as a character to an extent if they don't know me as Lily that well.

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Makeup, in general, is amazing.

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There's so many different things that you can physically change for a character.

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Many of my deepest insecurities stem from my issues with my dad.

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Art is an amazing form of being able to share our experiences and tell stories and hopefully relate to other people, but you don't know how everyone else is always going to react to what you put out there.

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Entertainment is a great form of being able to tell a story and to spread a message.

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From a young age, I've had a desire to put forward this perfect image, whatever perfect was.

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As an actor, you gain weight, you lose weight, you change your hair color, and you make changes physically and emotionally to be able to understand the character.

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I grew up being obsessed with old Hollywood and loving the history, what's behind the scenes, and what people don't know.

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I'd love to dive into a comedy.

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I think we all want to fit in at a young age.

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