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" I think it's so important to be healthy and confident and natural. And not put too much stress on trying to be thin - I don't get the thin, thin thing at all. "

Lily James

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Healthy

Stress

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Loved

Growing Up

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" I admire actresses like Jennifer Lawrence, who says what she thinks. "

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She

Admire

" I'm a real hoarder. "

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Real

" I feel like, sometimes, characters that are just good and nice can seem boring or uninteresting. "

" It's hard to see yourself as a princess because it involves a huge leap of the imagination and sort of requires you to believe you can be that, which is a scary, weird thing. "

" The first Disney movie I saw I think was 'Snow White.' I loved all the Disney princess movies. "

" I used to go to musicals every birthday - that was my birthday present. We'd go to London, me and my two brothers and mum and dad. I think I saw 'Mamma Mia' about five times. "

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Birthday

London

" I never thought I would say this, but I'm desperate to do an action film. "

" 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. "

" For girls growing up, sometimes I think they get the wrong idea for what women should look like. "

" 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. "

" The greatest thing is that usually the auditions you think are bad are the ones you get. "

" I think Beyonce always looks great. "

" I find cardio hard. "

" There's nothing wrong with falling in love and sharing your life with someone. "

" Mum would have a panic attack if she had to stand up and give a speech around a table. "

" There are other things I want to focus on rather than staying in shape. "

" When the board games came out of the cupboard when I was a kid, I had to beat my two brothers every time. "

" I want to do more theater, which allows you to take bigger risks and experiment. "

Lily James

Want

Take

" 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.' "

Lily James

You

Never

" I think our sense as actors of what we've just done - whether or not it be in an audition - is usually really not connected to any truth. I'm always asking for more takes and more goes. I think I just need to shut up and listen. "

" To be honest, when I was growing up - I think it's because of Kate Winslet and 'Titanic' - I always wanted to do period. "

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Think

Always

" It's weird when you get roles that coincide with your life. "

" You are what you're portrayed as. "

Lily James

Portrayed

You

" It's weird, the idea of someone else playing my dad, but weirdly nice. "

" Corsets are always hard to wear. "

" 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!' "

Lily James

Hair

Love

" I loved all the princess films, and I grew up with them, and I think it's really cool how they've changed over the years - how the princesses have become more positive role models right up until 'Frozen.' "

" I want to be Ursula in 'The Little Mermaid.' "