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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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" I don't believe there's an afterlife - but I don't believe there's an end to life. Consciousness goes beyond the bounds of your body. "

" I'm not sure if it's fair to call it a 'fairy tale,' but I really loved 'Mulan,' the Disney film. It was my favorite. I guess it's not really a fairy tale, but you do get Eddie Murphy as a dragon. "

" I love yoga. I don't do it as much as I'd like to, but I feel wonderful when I do. "

" I'm just a lipgloss, blush and mascara kind of girl. I like playing with a bright lipstick or a heavy eye... But not together! "

" Production chains, how consumers can drive change: all these things may seem at odds with fashion, but arguably, they're not. "

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

" I found going to school when I was modeling very grounding. It's really kept my perspective on bigger things in my life. "

" 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. "

" I think the media are so hypocritical a lot of the time in the way they chastise something just so that they can print it again. "

" 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. "

" I've always gone after fears and tried to stifle them by doing them. It is daunting, but it's more rewarding. "

" As users of the Internet, we all have a role to play in defining what we want it to be. "

" It's hard to appreciate the importance of the rainforest because it seems so far away, but it's vital to the survival of the planet as we know it. "

" I'm not against people buying clothes; I think clothes are wonderful, and I'm very materialistic myself - but there's a way of finding a compromise. I just think we can buy less and pay more, to make sure people aren't being exploited. "

" I think a lot of the most interesting work in art and in films are often kind of polarized opinions and affect people in very different ways, which may be less successful commercially, but they elicit a dialogue that's quite interesting. "

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

" I kind of see clothes a bit like role-playing, depending what mood I'm in. "

" 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, both physically and intellectually. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" The average Londoner knows just one neighbour. I travel a lot, and I'm always surprised by the strong sense of community in some countries. We've lost something fundamentally human, and we don't even realise it. "

" When I was younger, I definitely did face anti-ginger prejudice. As a child, all teasing hurts, whether it's because you're fat or a different race or have red hair. I had enough comments from a couple of people to make it a sore point. "

" I part-own a bookshop for some strange coincidence of reasons, and it is one of the best things I part-own in my life, or own in my life. I do not know, it just feels great. "

" 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. "

" I was like most teenagers. I wanted to look more conventional - you know, to just be the pretty girl in school. "

" America has had an influence on me, as has going out with a Cuban-American guy and having lots of American friends. But I am still fundamentally British and speak with a British accent and feel very English. "

" I don't think of myself as a role model for others, but I like to live my life by my own integrity. So, in that sense, I might be a positive influence. I do believe you should get over your insecurities and just try to be the best you can. "

" 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. "