Quotes by Lily Collins

About Lily Collins:

Lily Jane Collins is a British-American actress and model. She is best known for her roles in the films The Blind Side (2009), Abduction (2011), Stuck in Love (2012) and Mirror Mirror (2012). She portrayed Clary Fray in the fantasy film adaptation The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013), based on Cassandra Clare's best-selling novel City of Bones.
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At first, I didn't hang out with celebrity kids. That wasn't the way I was brought up. I went to a run-of-the-mill Catholic primary school when we first moved to L.A. But then I went to a high school where there were lots of 'industry' children. Thos...

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But the thing is, I was never looking at a strategic way of gaining fame. That's not why I'm doing this.

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I've only ever known growing up across different countries - to me it's just fun.

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At a party recently I was introduced to Meryl Streep, and it took me a second to get my head around it. You know, that I'm meeting these people now. I'm doing it.

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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 sing some songs but don't expect me to release an album anytime soon.

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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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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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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 really think everything happens for a reason.

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Everything for me has happened so quickly. I finished shooting 'The Blind Side' not this past June, but the June before, and all of sudden up to now, it seems like it's gone from zero to 60 for me. I feel so fortunate to be able to say that.

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

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As a little girl living in the English countryside, I used to go running around in the forests, creating my own fairy tale.

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

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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've realized the quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful

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Author Bio

  • NameLily Collins
  • Descriptionactress, model, writer, and television host
  • BornMarch 18, 1989
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Model; Film Actor