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" I don't want to acquire whatever 'fame' is. "
Lily Collins
Whatever
Fame
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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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" Morning or night, I love putting mint or spearmint oil on my temples and the back of my neck. There's this aromatherapy quality of both easing tension and waking you up. "
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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 would love to do a British period drama. "
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" I've never acted fully impulsively. I think with my mind and my heart. "
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" I remember the screen test for 'Gossip Girl' was on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank. I was about 17 or 18 years old at the time. I remember driving onto the lot and going, 'Oh my God. This is surreal.' "
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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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" When you surprise yourself and you can't remember what the take felt like, then something transformative has happened. "
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" I've always loved writing. "
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" I'm a huge fan of the series of books by Cassandra Clare, 'The Mortal Instruments.' "
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" Art is an amazing form of being able to share our experiences and tell stories and hopefully relate to other people, but you don't know how everyone else is always going to react to what you put out there. "
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" The less you have on your face, the less there is to go wrong. "
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" I'm a fashion gal through and through. "
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" As an actor, you gain weight, you lose weight, you change your hair color, and you make changes physically and emotionally to be able to understand the character. "
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" 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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" No, I like to wear as least amount of makeup as I can during my everyday life because I'm just all about keeping my skin healthy and hydrated and I love to laugh and have a great time and smile - that's when I feel the most pretty so I just want to make sure that I stay happy. "
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" I'm just fascinated by visiting actual castles in the countryside. "
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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 always loved dressing up and telling stories. "
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" 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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" Social media has allowed me to communicate with girls all over the world. It's always been really important to me that they know I experience the same things that they do and face the same insecurities. "
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" I think it's important to figure out you and to have fun and to be dating and to figure out what you like and what you don't like. It's what growing up is all about. "
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" I've always loved fashion design. I love drawing and creating looks and styling. "
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" I was very lucky that my first film, 'The Blind Side,' I worked with Sandra Bullock. "
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" I grew up understanding the pros and cons of what you're getting into and knowing what comes with your job. I like to keep my private life private, and then work is work. I feel so far I've had a really good balance with that. "
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" Hollywood is such a fickle place, and you really have to go day to day and with the flow. Things happen so quickly, for the good or the bad. But you also have to know that everything happens for a reason. "
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" During the day, I'm constantly reapplying hand cream. My grandma used to do it all the time, so maybe I got it from her. "
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" Regarding scripts and projects, I've always been open to reading all sorts of genres and never closing myself off to one, because you never know what you might find. "
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