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" It's great when improv is encouraged. It's a really fun thing. It depends on who's in the movie and how their process works as well. It takes a director who is open to that because you have a script, but then something funny could happen on set. "

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" So much has changed since the '70s and '80s when it comes to acting and being in the public eye. We'd go out to a restaurant, and there would be five or six people. Now there's a lot more, plus social media, and this desire to bring other people down. "

Lily Collins

Media

People

Social Media

" The journalist in me always loved relating and socialising and connecting with people, but there came a point where I needed to make a decision to stop that being my focus and really focus on acting - an audience are only really going to believe me as a character to an extent if they don't know me as Lily that well. "

Lily Collins

Character

People

" As a little girl living in the English countryside, I used to go running around in the forests, creating my own fairy tale. "

" I graduated high school, and I always wanted to go to college, but I also really wanted to work at a young age. At 18, I was pitching talk show ideas to different networks. I was a journalist. "

" My advice for girls who are waiting for their Prince Charming is to be open for anything. Be open to new experiences, be open to the idea that it may take longer than you want, but if you're open to meeting new people and new adventures, then love will come along. "

" I really, really love Lucy Hale. "

" 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. "

" I really think everything happens for a reason. "

" I love Charlotte Olympia and Sophia Webster shoes best - they're like art for the feet. "

" I'm very British at heart. When I come to England, I say I'm coming home, and then it's funny: when I leave England to go back to L.A., I also say I'm going back home. "

Lily Collins

Heart

Home

" I think it's just important to not judge people based on their physicality because it's really about personality and people's hearts and souls. That's what drew me to Audrey Hepburn who is kind of like my icon. "

Lily Collins

Judge

Personality

" I've only ever known growing up across different countries - to me it's just fun. "

" Every movie that I'm in is very different in terms of aesthetic and costume. I mean, from 'Mirror, Mirror' to 'Mortal Instruments,' I went from dressy dresses to leather and heels and tight, sexy, chic outfits. "

" I don't choose projects according to the idea of being a role model. To be considered as one is definitely an honor. "

" 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. "

" Because my dad was often gone, I never wanted to do anything that would make him stay away even longer. I became extra careful about what I said and how I said it, afraid he'd think I was angry or didn't love him. And the truth is, I was angry. I missed him and wanted him there. "

" When you surprise yourself and you can't remember what the take felt like, then something transformative has happened. "

Lily Collins

Yourself

You

" 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. "

" I just want to start conversations. I want to do films that prompt conversations - whether that is positive, negative, indifferent - just ones that you leave the theater wanting to know more, wanting to watch the film over and over again. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm a fashion gal through and through. "

" When I went through my eating disorder, I never sought medical assistance. I created myths in my head about how I should get through things, so the idea that I could surround myself with truth and feel comfortable enough to speak mine allowed me to breathe. "

" I don't want to acquire whatever 'fame' is. "

" I've always loved being active, and I used to do sports - basketball, soccer, volleyball - growing up. "

" I think we all want to fit in at a young age. "

" 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.' "

" I'm drawn to roles that have real substance, that aren't just the victim or the teenage girl or the girlfriend. "

" Don't let the American twang fool you. I still say, 'I'm going home,' when I come to England, and I love a good old cup of PG Tips with a Jaffa Cake. "

" I'm trying to be the most vibrant version of myself. "