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" I never thought I would say this, but I'm desperate to do an action film. "
Lily James
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" As an actor, you get a bit itchy to do something entirely different. "
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" Diet Coke is the only way I get through filming because I get so tired. "
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" I loved learning to fight and kill zombies. "
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" It took me a while to warm to the '20s costumes on 'Downton.' I love it when women accentuate their curves, and that era was all about hiding them. The shapes they wore then were in tune with female empowerment. Cutting off their hair and hiding their busts was a way of saying, 'We're equal to men!' "
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" I played Nina in 'The Seagull,' and I remember thinking it's incredible to see all the actresses in the past that've played her. It's quite strengthening. You feel a part of the family of actresses going through and giving something of themselves to the role. "
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" Growing up, I was always prancing around and singing... and I just never really stopped. "
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" You know that scene in 'Runaway Bride' when Julia Roberts puts on the amazing wedding dress and looks at herself in the mirror and goes, 'Swish, swish'? I loved that moment so much when I was a little girl. "
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" I don't do anything with my brows. "
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" I saw Cate Blanchett in 'Big and Small,' and it was mind-blowing. The fact that she can do theatre and is also a huge movie star is really exciting. "
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" You are what you're portrayed as. "
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" I think I feel most like a princess when I'm sort of bursting with happiness and love, so whether that would be, like, with my boyfriend or my family or at a really fun party - just when you're full of life. "
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" I treated myself to a £700 Chloe bag after one of my first acting jobs. Then my friends pointed out that, for the same money, I could buy a flight to India. So I took it back. "
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" For exams, I swotted so hard because I couldn't bear the thought of not coming first. "
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" I trained with Olympics Athlete Jeanette Kwakye - who is amazing! And Shani Anderson, who is an excellent Olympic runner. We trained five times a week; running, circuits, weights, working out in the gym, and on the track. It was an insane time. "
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" Any kid in the world can draw from strengths within - we all have the potential with that. "
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" Drama school was a lifeline for me, it saved me. I found it very nurturing - I just clung on. "
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" When people feel good, they look good. "
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" In regards to your love life, you're just entering into a whole of pain if you talk about it. If you've never said anything, there are no sound bites to haunt you when you're crying into a box of Kleenex after it all goes wrong. "
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" I remember meeting the princesses at Disney World and getting their autographs. "
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" At drama school, we were taught to write down your dreams and carry them around in your wallet with you, and they'll come true, but I didn't do that. "
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" I admire actresses like Jennifer Lawrence, who says what she thinks. "
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" Mum would have a panic attack if she had to stand up and give a speech around a table. "
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" I Googled myself, and I saw some nice things and some not-so-nice things. I've learned that that stuff isn't real, and it doesn't exist unless you look at it. "
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" I saw this cool interview with Amy Adams from when she did 'Enchanted' and played a princess, and when kids came up to her with no make-up and ripped jeans on, she said, 'I'm off duty. I'm an off-duty princess', and I thought that was quite sweet. "
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" I love London, but I love traveling, and I don't think I'll be here forever. Possibly, I'd like to move to New York and do a play in New York. "
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" When I worked with Bill Nighy on 'Wrath of the Titans,' he said to me, 'There's one thing you can promise me, and that's never, ever, ever read your reviews.' "
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