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" I've been so fortunate to work with so many successful women who are moms as well. "
Lily Collins
Women
Who
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" When you trust and have elevated personnel in each department, then the sky really is the limit. If you don't have that trust in the backbone of the project, you may not know what you're making. "
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Sky
Project
" You always hope someone will take you under their wing and teach you - when it's Warren Beatty, it's like, 'Oh my God, how is this real?' "
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Hope
Teach
Always
" 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. "
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Think
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" Many of my deepest insecurities stem from my issues with my dad. "
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Stem
Issues
Deepest
" Cate Blanchett. Judi Dench. Helen Mirren. Everything about them. Even their fashion choices. They're so with it and cool and women I admire. They take chances. They're chameleons. Everything that they do. They're also amazing mothers. "
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Fashion
Cool
Amazing
" I think, in life, we want to surround ourselves with people who make us think and question ourselves, and those are the types of films I want to do and the types of characters that I hope I get to continue to play. "
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Play
Life
People
" It's a weird thing to have your dad or your parent be on the stage with a million people saying their name, and you're like, 'No, that's just dad.' "
Lily Collins
People
You
Weird
" I've always been weirdly interested in food documentaries. "
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Been
Always
Weirdly
" I'm passionate about speaking out against bullying and speaking up for self-awareness with young people and body-image issues and self-esteem issues. "
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Young
Passionate
Up
" A lot of people in my generation have dared to ask questions like, 'Who is James Dean?' And I can't imagine asking a question like that, just because it's been ingrained in me since I was so young. "
Lily Collins
Generation
Young
Questions
" There is a Twitter account apparently dedicated to my brows. I do not Tweet on it, but... they talk about who they've seen today. "
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Today
Talk
Seen
" To play someone I loved in my favourite fairytale as a kid is a total honour. "
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Someone
Total
Kid
" My dad knows how to tell a story. He'd make me laugh by doing all the different voices. "
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Me
Tell
Different
" I don't know if this is too weird to say, but this is completely surreal for me. Bizarre. The cover of 'Teen Vogue' has been on my bucket list forever. "
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Weird
Forever
Know
" My mother used to take me to flea markets in my stroller, and I would just rummage through the piles. You've got to dig through the overstuffed racks that everyone else just walks by. It's the only way to find the cool stuff. "
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Me
Mother
Way
" I couldn't handle the pain and confusion surrounding my dad's divorce, and I was having a hard time balancing being a teenager with pursuing two different grown-up careers. "
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Pain
Confusion
Time
" I grew up being obsessed with old Hollywood and loving the history, what's behind the scenes, and what people don't know. "
Lily Collins
People
History
Hollywood
" My mom is such a strong, independent, strong-willed woman, and she always taught me to accept my worth for how I viewed myself and female empowerment, and it's okay to be independent and also need someone at the same time. I kinda get to be both. "
Lily Collins
Mom
Woman
Time
" I love fashion and always have something put together, but I won't wear anything specifically to be photographed in. I have become more cautious of making funny faces in public. "
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Together
Fashion
Always
" I've always loved Jane Austen's writing. "
Lily Collins
Loved
Always
Jane
" My last name may have opened doors, but I have to keep them open. "
Lily Collins
Last
Open
Name
" There's this common perception that having a famous last name is all you need. A surname may get you a meeting, but if there's no talent you won't get the part. "
Lily Collins
Name
Famous
You
" I love getting oxygen facials because I travel a lot. My skin gets pretty dry with all the airplanes. "
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Pretty
Travel
Because
" 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. "
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Place
Know
Flow
" It used to bother me - having bigger, fuller brows. I even plucked them once so I'd fit in, but I hated them and couldn't wait for them to grow back. Now I embrace them. I realized the quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful. "
Lily Collins
Wait
Me
You
" I remember the first scene I shot on 'The Blind Side.' I was with Sandra Bullock, and I kept trying to stop myself thinking, 'Oh my God, I can't believe I'm in a movie with her.' "
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God
Thinking
Believe
" I've always loved writing. "
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Loved
Writing
Always
" Growing up in the English countryside, I feel like I'm in a Jane Austen novel when I walk around. I just feel comfortable and confident in those surroundings. "
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Growing
Growing Up
Walk
" I would love to do a British period drama. "
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Period
Would
Love
" I didn't want to land an audition because I was 'The daughter of...' I never wanted to give anyone the opportunity to say, 'You only got the role because of who you are.' "
Lily Collins
Daughter
Say
Opportunity