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" 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. "

Lily Collins

Face

World

Experience

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

Lily Collins

Being

Grown

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" To play someone I loved in my favourite fairytale as a kid is a total honour. "

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

" 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. "

" I want to produce and direct and write one day. "

" 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

" I was actually the one who decided to move to LA. Mom and I were driving on Sunset Boulevard during one of our trips back to see her family, and I said, 'Can we just stay?' So we did. "

" I'd love to dive into a comedy. "

" My dad knows how to tell a story. He'd make me laugh by doing all the different voices. "

Lily Collins

Tell

Different

" 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. "

" I really, really love Lucy Hale. "

" 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. "

" 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 went to a high school, I took tests, I took finals, I went to football games - I did the whole thing. Because I really wanted to have that normalcy. "

" But the thing is, I was never looking at a strategic way of gaining fame. That's not why I'm doing this. "

" I remember lying in bed one night when I was 15 and deciding I was ready to go into acting properly. I'd put it off until then because I didn't feel I was ready to handle the rejections. "

" I had some difficult times when I first moved to Los Angeles when people would tell me I was saying things wrong. I felt different although my mum kept reminding me it was OK to be different. "

Lily Collins

People

Be Different

" 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 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.' "

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

" I'm just fascinated by visiting actual castles in the countryside. "

" 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

" My last name may have opened doors, but I have to keep them open. "

" There's no California tan about me. People assume I can't tan, but I actually can. I went on a trip to Hawaii when I was younger and came back so tan that people were like, 'What happened?' It's just not something I actively do. I want to embrace my ivory. "

Lily Collins

California

Back

" I rarely, rarely - unless it's a big red carpet - wear all one designer. "