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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. "
Lily Cole
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" 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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" 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 have set up several businesses as social businesses, and I am a great believer that the power of business should be used for good. "
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" There is a degree of role-playing in modeling, for sure, and you're also in a high-profile job - there are lots of similarities for sure. But when I'm acting, I've got to try and be present, and I've got to be emotionally committed to a character, both physically and intellectually. "
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" The need to protect the environment has emerged as an undeniably important priority for me. "
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" I think a lot of the most interesting work in art and in films are often kind of polarized opinions and affect people in very different ways, which may be less successful commercially, but they elicit a dialogue that's quite interesting. "
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" 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. "
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" Don't overpluck your eyebrows. A make-up artist told me this once, and I've always remembered it. "
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" 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. "
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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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" I have to admit I've always had quite a complex relationship with modeling and with the idea of advertising: not always knowing what I'm advertising and selling. "
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" I part-own a bookshop for some strange coincidence of reasons, and it is one of the best things I part-own in my life, or own in my life. I do not know, it just feels great. "
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" 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! "
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" 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. "
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" When I was younger, I definitely did face anti-ginger prejudice. As a child, all teasing hurts, whether it's because you're fat or a different race or have red hair. I had enough comments from a couple of people to make it a sore point. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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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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" 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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" In British culture, redheads get teased at school. But I've grown up enough to realize I love my hair. "
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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'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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" 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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" 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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" If I'm anywhere close to where I can hike or swim, that's my favourite thing to do. "
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" 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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" 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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" Life is shining a light through a magnifying glass on me, looking for me to stumble. I think that's my biggest fear. "
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