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" I always loved dressing up and telling stories. "
Lily Collins
Loved
Up
Stories
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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 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 love getting oxygen facials because I travel a lot. My skin gets pretty dry with all the airplanes. "
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" I have amazing memories of being able to travel and being able to have family all over the world. "
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Amazing
World
" 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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Comfortable
Feel
" From a young age, I've had a desire to put forward this perfect image, whatever perfect was. "
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Age
" I grew up knowing the pros and cons of the business and knowing what comes with pursuing what you love in terms of being in the public eye. I also grew up among people that were considered celebrities and people that people admired. "
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" Not many people know my father was an actor. He was the Artful Dodger in 'Oliver!,' and was in a film called 'Frauds,' too. It's interesting talking to him about acting, how much you can get turned down, and how not to take that as a discouragement. It's nice to have that element to relate to for us both. "
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Nice
People
" I love Charlotte Olympia and Sophia Webster shoes best - they're like art for the feet. "
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Shoes
Love
" I've always been a huge admirer and lover of Alexander McQueen, Alexander Wang. I love so many British designers like Stella McCartney. "
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Many
Always
" I've always loved Jane Austen's writing. "
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Always
Jane
" I love fashion and always have something put together, but I won't wear anything specifically to be photographed in. I have become more cautious of making funny faces in public. "
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Fashion
Always
" 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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Sunset
Back
Driving
" 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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Friends
Working
Now
" I didn't want to have people open doors for me. My dad never made a call on my behalf to anyone - not to a producer, a director, or a casting agent. "
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Me
Want
People
" I think, in life, we want to surround ourselves with people who make us think and question ourselves, and those are the types of films I want to do and the types of characters that I hope I get to continue to play. "
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Play
Life
People
" Every day, there is a person following me, taking pictures. It's bizarre because I'm just going to the gym or getting a smoothie. I don't have the time or energy to be constantly put together all the time, but that's real life. "
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Life
Me
Time
" I'm passionate about speaking out against bullying and speaking up for self-awareness with young people and body-image issues and self-esteem issues. "
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Young
Passionate
Up
" 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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Victim
Girl
Girlfriend
" So much has changed since the '70s and '80s when it comes to acting and being in the public eye. We'd go out to a restaurant, and there would be five or six people. Now there's a lot more, plus social media, and this desire to bring other people down. "
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Media
People
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" I find that I'm really attracted to mysterious creatives, and I love people that are able to put their emotions out there for not just the world to see, but just that are giving of their emotions, but a little bit mysterious and elusive as well. "
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People
Emotions
Giving
" My mom brought me up on old Hollywood. I had been living in Los Angeles, respecting old movies and growing up with people that were icons that I got to speak to. "
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Growing Up
People
" Every movie that I'm in is very different in terms of aesthetic and costume. I mean, from 'Mirror, Mirror' to 'Mortal Instruments,' I went from dressy dresses to leather and heels and tight, sexy, chic outfits. "
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Mirror
" 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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" I grew up being obsessed with old Hollywood and loving the history, what's behind the scenes, and what people don't know. "
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History
Hollywood
" I just want to start conversations. I want to do films that prompt conversations - whether that is positive, negative, indifferent - just ones that you leave the theater wanting to know more, wanting to watch the film over and over again. "
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Negative
Positive
Start
" I believe in the producers at Constantin, and I know that they have a really good taste level when it comes to the creative side. "
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Creative
Know
Believe
" I was raised by my mom, pretty much, and she just had this very non-judgmental, having no shame about yourself, no regrets, just trusting your gut and your instinct, and treating yourself with respect. "
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Mom
No Regrets
Yourself
" I was very lucky that my first film, 'The Blind Side,' I worked with Sandra Bullock. "
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Very
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