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" As users of the Internet, we all have a role to play in defining what we want it to be. "
Lily Cole
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" In British culture, redheads get teased at school. But I've grown up enough to realize I love my hair. "
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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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" I paint - I tend more to abstraction - but not as much as I would like to because of time. I would love to do sculpture - I've toyed with the idea of fitting in a sculpture course. "
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" I started modeling at 14. It's simple. You respond to what the photographer wants and wear other people's ideas. I got bored with it, though, so I went to university. "
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" I always used to love couture because it was more theatrical than the runways. The runways always felt more like part of the machine. "
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" 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. "
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" It doesn't make me very happy to be on my computer all the time. I've never been drawn to that world. "
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" 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. "
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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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" Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key. "
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" As the generalization goes about the art industry, people can be really challenging and thought-provoking in their thinking and questioning the status quo, and it's really important that the status quo can be questioned and that there are people doing that. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" The narrative of so many fairy tales are timeless in so many different cultures, and they have been since the dawn of man. They represent escapism, but they all feature themes that have such poignancy in a modern world. "
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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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" 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. "
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" I was of the type who gets bullied rather than the one who does the bullying, which I'm glad about. I'd rather be that than a bully. "
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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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" 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. "
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" The need to protect the environment has emerged as an undeniably important priority for me. "
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" I love modeling but also see it as a platform for the million other things I want to achieve and create in life. "
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" 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. "
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" I love yoga. I don't do it as much as I'd like to, but I feel wonderful when I do. "
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" The relationship between art and a job is not quite linear, but I really love any and all manifestations of art, really respect any kind of artistic impulse, whether it's paintings and sculptures or really good filmmaking or music. I really see the relationships between these different mediums as very fluid. "
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" I'll always try to follow my heart into things I love, and modelling is not something I'm dreaming of pursuing forever. "
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" I have made a living off the way I look, and I have really learnt to accept myself for being unusual. "
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