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" I usually have a lip balm in my bag and mascara as well. I don't really wear much make-up, but I like mascara because I've got fair colouring. "
Lily Cole
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" I'm not against people buying clothes; I think clothes are wonderful, and I'm very materialistic myself - but there's a way of finding a compromise. I just think we can buy less and pay more, to make sure people aren't being exploited. "
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" If I'm anywhere close to where I can hike or swim, that's my favourite thing to do. "
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" I love beautiful things; I like having nice clothes, and I can appreciate why other people do - but I've also started to learn more about the impact of what we buy: how things are made, how much you buy and the quality of everything. "
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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've always cared about issues, always thought through problems. I don't know how much that comes from my personality or my mum. "
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" I don't personally follow trends; I don't even like the idea of trends. I think it's kind of absurd that you have to change every six months, so I always try and buy things that hopefully I'll like forever, and resonate with me. "
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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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Doing
" There are so many great, great vintage clothes to find; there's a whole territory unexplored there. "
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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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" Giving triggers social cohesion. It's also the basis for an economy not based on money. "
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Economy
Money
" Every time I have to try on a wig for work, I get excited about the colour; I've often thought about going for a platinum bob or also raven black, as it looks so great against pale skin. But I always end up being loyal to my red colour. "
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Black
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" The need to protect the environment has emerged as an undeniably important priority for me. "
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Important
" 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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Sculpture
" Marilyn Monroe and Vivienne Leigh are real icons of mine. In terms of visual culture, they are both so iconic. There weren't any paparazzi shots of them falling out of taxis, so they will always look so incredible. "
Lily Cole
Always
Real
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" There's an inherent contradiction between appreciating the beauty of clothes and creativity and individuality, and the waste around the ideas of trends and seasons. "
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" I found going to school when I was modeling very grounding. It's really kept my perspective on bigger things in my life. "
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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 think models have a lot less power than they did in the '80s, when there were, like, only 10 supermodels who could dictate the rules, whereas now there's so many, and that changes the power dynamic and makes it a more insecure business. "
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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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" I kind of see clothes a bit like role-playing, depending what mood I'm in. "
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" I think the media are so hypocritical a lot of the time in the way they chastise something just so that they can print it again. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" It's not that I don't believe in creativity and innovation and new ideas, and the creativity that comes with fashion, which I really respect. But one of my biggest concerns is just how cheap we expect everything to be. "
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Respect
Ideas
" Acting is something I've done since I was six years old, performing for my mum and my family in the living room, and I do it because my heart's in it. "
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" I've always gone after fears and tried to stifle them by doing them. It is daunting, but it's more rewarding. "
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