Quotes by Lily Cole

About Lily Cole:

Lily Luahana Cole is an English model and actress.
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I usually have a lip balm in my bag and mascara as well. I don't really wear much make-up, but I like mascara because I've got fair colouring.

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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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If I'm anywhere close to where I can hike or swim, that's my favourite thing to do.

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I've always cared about issues, always thought through problems. I don't know how much that comes from my personality or my mum.

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Don't overpluck your eyebrows. A make-up artist told me this once, and I've always remembered it.

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Marilyn Monroe and Vivienne Leigh are real icons of mine. In terms of visual culture, they are both so iconic. There weren't any paparazzi shots of them falling out of taxis, so they will always look so incredible.

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There is a degree of role-playing in modeling, for sure, and you're also in a high-profile job - there are lots of similarities for sure. But when I'm acting, I've got to try and be present, and I've got to be emotionally committed to a character, bo...

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The need to protect the environment has emerged as an undeniably important priority for me.

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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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I guess I try and learn all the time from every experience in life, so my thinking is a hybrid of everything. I'd have to attribute some of that to my work in the fashion industry - in some obscure way.

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Acting is something I've done since I was six years old, performing for my mum and my family in the living room, and I do it because my heart's in it.

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There's an inherent contradiction between appreciating the beauty of clothes and creativity and individuality, and the waste around the ideas of trends and seasons.

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I think models have a lot less power than they did in the '80s, when there were, like, only 10 supermodels who could dictate the rules, whereas now there's so many, and that changes the power dynamic and makes it a more insecure business.

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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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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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There are so many great, great vintage clothes to find; there's a whole territory unexplored there.

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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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With acting, if I'm any good at it, my modeling career would never be a hindrance but would rather be a help. And if I'm not, then it doesn't really matter.

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Life is shining a light through a magnifying glass on me, looking for me to stumble. I think that's my biggest fear.

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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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Author Bio

  • NameLily Cole
  • DescriptionEnglish model and actress
  • AliasesLily Luahana Cole
  • BornMay 19, 1988
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Model