Lily Jane Collins Quotes

• When it comes to the work, I’m excited to see what people think. When it comes to the private life, that’s when I don’t pay attention.

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• To play someone I loved in my favourite fairytale as a kid is a total honour.

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• There’s this common perception that having a famous last name is all you need. A surname may get you a meeting, but if there’s no talent you won’t get the part.

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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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• Never once does ‘Snow White’ herself look in the mirror so she isn’t aware of her beauty or what apparently that does to people. It’s really just the queen and the prince that talk about it.

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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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• My older siblings and I all work in ‘the industry’. So obviously we have hectic schedules, but we make it work.

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

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• My dad knows how to tell a story. He’d make me laugh by doing all the different voices.

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• My advice for girls who are waiting for their Prince Charming is to be open for anything. Be open to new experiences, be open to the idea that it may take longer than you want, but if you’re open to meeting new people and new adventures, then love will come along.

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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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• 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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• I’ve only ever known growing up across different countries – to me it’s just fun.

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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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• I’ve grown up knowing that you put as much of your private life out there as you feel comfortable with.

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• I’m just fascinated by visiting actual castles in the countryside.

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• I’m drawn to roles that have real substance, that aren’t just the victim or the teenage girl or the girlfriend.

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• I was actually the one who decided to move to LA. Mom and I were driving on Sunset Boulevard during one of our trips back to see her family, and I said, ‘Can we just stay?’ So we did.

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• I think it’s just important to not judge people based on their physicality because it’s really about personality and people’s hearts and souls. That’s what drew me to Audrey Hepburn who is kind of like my icon.

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Birth:	18th March, 1989
Nationality:	American, British
Profession:	Actress, Model, Writer

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