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" My mom brought me up on old Hollywood. I had been living in Los Angeles, respecting old movies and growing up with people that were icons that I got to speak to. "

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" My parents read me fairy tales every night and I used to believe I was a fairytale princess, like every young girl. I had all the Disney dressing-up costumes and would play every character. "

Lily Collins

Believe

Character

Girl

" 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. "

" There's so many different things that you can physically change for a character. "

" I love Helena Bonham Carter because every character that she portrays, she's just something completely different. And she has that quirky factor that she just owns. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Regarding scripts and projects, I've always been open to reading all sorts of genres and never closing myself off to one, because you never know what you might find. "

" Every day, there is a person following me, taking pictures. It's bizarre because I'm just going to the gym or getting a smoothie. I don't have the time or energy to be constantly put together all the time, but that's real life. "

Lily Collins

Life

Time

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

" 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've grown up being obsessed by 'Harry Potter.' "

Lily Collins

Being

Grown

" I really, really love Lucy Hale. "

" 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. "

" I've had to prove myself. But I'm driven, and I would love to make my own mark on the world. "

" 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.' "

" I was very lucky that my first film, 'The Blind Side,' I worked with Sandra Bullock. "

" My older siblings and I all work in 'the industry'. So obviously we have hectic schedules, but we make it work. "

" 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. "

" I'm constantly surprised by human nature and humanity. And I think that's why I love what I do: because I love to story-tell and bring new characters to life. "

" I've always been weirdly interested in food documentaries. "

" There's so many stories to tell in Hollywood in the Golden Age that stems from truth. "

" I grew up knowing the pros and cons of the business and knowing what comes with pursuing what you love in terms of being in the public eye. I also grew up among people that were considered celebrities and people that people admired. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Lily Collins

Mother

Way

" It's really important to stand up for yourself and not always agree with what people say if indeed you don't feel that that's true. "

" I like acting impulsively, but I'm also extremely thoughtful about what I do. So, it's not like someone would say 'Don't do something,' and I'd automatically go, 'I'm gonna do it anyway.' "

Lily Collins

Say

Someone

" 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 would love to do a British period drama. "

" I feel like what Director Bong is so amazing at is taking so many things and presenting them to you - never telling you how to think, but, if you leave the theater thinking something, we've done our jobs right. "

" 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. "

Lily Collins

Young

Passionate