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" My mom passed down to me her old Levi's denim jacket. When I left it on a plane, I was devastated. I've never been able to find anything with quite the same cool, faded look. "
Lily James
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" I think Keira Knightley is amazing, and I've heard also that she is one of the coolest, most down-to-earth, brilliant girls, and I really look up to her in that respect. She's got it all, really, and I think she's made interesting, bold choices in her work. "
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" I remember meeting the princesses at Disney World and getting their autographs. "
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" I thought it'd be interesting to play an off-centre character who doesn't have to be pretty. "
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" I love to start the morning with a mist spray, especially after a night out. "
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" I find cardio hard. "
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" Why do women always get pointed at for their bodies? "
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" I think it's probably best to work out in the morning to get it out of the way. My ultimate top tip is to drag yourself, even if you have to roll yourself out of your bed and in to a sit-up - it's really not that bad once you start. "
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" My first paid role was my first job out of drama school, which was 'Just William.' It was a BBC TV show. I played Ethel. "
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" It took me a while to warm to the '20s costumes on 'Downton.' I love it when women accentuate their curves, and that era was all about hiding them. The shapes they wore then were in tune with female empowerment. Cutting off their hair and hiding their busts was a way of saying, 'We're equal to men!' "
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" I think Beyonce always looks great. "
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" I feel like, sometimes, characters that are just good and nice can seem boring or uninteresting. "
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" Growing up, I was always prancing around and singing... and I just never really stopped. "
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" I'm such a geek now with princesses. It's pathetic. "
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" As an actor, you get a bit itchy to do something entirely different. "
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" There are other things I want to focus on rather than staying in shape. "
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" I'm learning a lot about how to be one of the 'good' actors. You'd hope that it's natural to be a good person, and kind, but I'm learning how to deal with long, sometimes boring days. "
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Good
" I saw this cool interview with Amy Adams from when she did 'Enchanted' and played a princess, and when kids came up to her with no make-up and ripped jeans on, she said, 'I'm off duty. I'm an off-duty princess', and I thought that was quite sweet. "
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" It's pretty disabling sometimes, the terror of not living up. My expectations are the worst. "
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" For exams, I swotted so hard because I couldn't bear the thought of not coming first. "
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" Any kid in the world can draw from strengths within - we all have the potential with that. "
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" It's weird, the idea of someone else playing my dad, but weirdly nice. "
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" I trained with Olympics Athlete Jeanette Kwakye - who is amazing! And Shani Anderson, who is an excellent Olympic runner. We trained five times a week; running, circuits, weights, working out in the gym, and on the track. It was an insane time. "
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" The famous pilot season literally sends shivers down my spine. "
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" In anything, I always give my all. I'm not a good loser. "
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" I love putting on a red lip. I don't do it so much for events - somehow, I don't seem to get it right - but when I just go to the pub or to a restaurant or something, I just put a red lip on. "
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" I don't like seeing celebs looking too skinny, I love it when they look healthy and comfortable in their bodies and embrace their curves. "
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" Mum would have a panic attack if she had to stand up and give a speech around a table. "
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" I used to go to musicals every birthday - that was my birthday present. We'd go to London, me and my two brothers and mum and dad. I think I saw 'Mamma Mia' about five times. "
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" I think I feel most like a princess when I'm sort of bursting with happiness and love, so whether that would be, like, with my boyfriend or my family or at a really fun party - just when you're full of life. "
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