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" I'm not sure if it's fair to call it a 'fairy tale,' but I really loved 'Mulan,' the Disney film. It was my favorite. I guess it's not really a fairy tale, but you do get Eddie Murphy as a dragon. "

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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. "

Lily Cole

Changes

Power

Rules

" 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. "

" Giving triggers social cohesion. It's also the basis for an economy not based on money. "

" Don't overpluck your eyebrows. A make-up artist told me this once, and I've always remembered it. "

" Life is shining a light through a magnifying glass on me, looking for me to stumble. I think that's my biggest fear. "

" The relationship between art and a job is not quite linear, but I really love any and all manifestations of art, really respect any kind of artistic impulse, whether it's paintings and sculptures or really good filmmaking or music. I really see the relationships between these different mediums as very fluid. "

" In British culture, redheads get teased at school. But I've grown up enough to realize I love my hair. "

" I have made a living off the way I look, and I have really learnt to accept myself for being unusual. "

Lily Cole

Way

Off

" I don't believe there's an afterlife - but I don't believe there's an end to life. Consciousness goes beyond the bounds of your body. "

" There are so many great, great vintage clothes to find; there's a whole territory unexplored there. "

" I'll always try to follow my heart into things I love, and modelling is not something I'm dreaming of pursuing forever. "

Lily Cole

Always

Heart

" 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. "

" People do make assumptions about models. That's their issue, not mine. It doesn't bother me because I'm comfortable enough in my own skin - I know who I am. "

" 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. "

" I always used to love couture because it was more theatrical than the runways. The runways always felt more like part of the machine. "

" If I'm anywhere close to where I can hike or swim, that's my favourite thing to do. "

Lily Cole

I Can

Swim

" I've always gone after fears and tried to stifle them by doing them. It is daunting, but it's more rewarding. "

" I kind of see clothes a bit like role-playing, depending what mood I'm in. "

" 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. "

" As users of the Internet, we all have a role to play in defining what we want it to be. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I was like most teenagers. I wanted to look more conventional - you know, to just be the pretty girl in school. "

" 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. "

" I'm just a lipgloss, blush and mascara kind of girl. I like playing with a bright lipstick or a heavy eye... But not together! "

" America has had an influence on me, as has going out with a Cuban-American guy and having lots of American friends. But I am still fundamentally British and speak with a British accent and feel very English. "

Lily Cole

Influence

I Am

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key. "

" I don't think of myself as a role model for others, but I like to live my life by my own integrity. So, in that sense, I might be a positive influence. I do believe you should get over your insecurities and just try to be the best you can. "