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" The greatest thing is that usually the auditions you think are bad are the ones you get. "
Lily James
Bad
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" I loved learning to fight and kill zombies. "
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" People talk a lot about, 'You're a Disney princess! You're Cinderella!' and this and that. But for me, it's all about the fact that I worked with Cate Blanchett and was directed by Kenneth Branagh. That's the 'Cinderella' story for me. "
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" Diet Coke is the only way I get through filming because I get so tired. "
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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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" With corsets, it's interesting when you put them on, realizing that's what women actually wore. They're just so constricting. "
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" 'Cinderella' touches on loss, and there was definitely a strong sense of grief in my life. "
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" I think everyone can feel like an outsider. I know I have. I've always felt like one. "
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" My dad lived on Sunset Boulevard for a couple of years as a waiter, and he said he'd do a different character every time somebody sat down, just to get some practice. "
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" I loved fairy tales growing up. "
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" Ultimately, 'Cinderella' is the story of the underdog. You root for her in this fairytale; the girl who has nothing, deserves so much more, and gets it. "
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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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" The famous pilot season literally sends shivers down my spine. "
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" I love to start the morning with a mist spray, especially after a night out. "
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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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" For girls growing up, sometimes I think they get the wrong idea for what women should look like. "
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" I love clothes but it's a struggle for me to get out of jeans and a baggy jumper. "
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" As cynical as I can be, there's always a part of me that believes in love and the fairy tale. "
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" I feel like, sometimes, characters that are just good and nice can seem boring or uninteresting. "
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" I admire actresses like Jennifer Lawrence, who says what she thinks. "
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" I have an amazing stylist; she's called Rebecca Corbin Murray... I go around to her living room, and it's sort of exploding with dresses, and we go through them all, and she's so good at picking things she knows I'll like, and we work together. She's taught me absolutely everything; she's brilliant. "
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" I naturally have a really small waist. "
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" I treated myself to a £700 Chloe bag after one of my first acting jobs. Then my friends pointed out that, for the same money, I could buy a flight to India. So I took it back. "
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" I love London, but I love traveling, and I don't think I'll be here forever. Possibly, I'd like to move to New York and do a play in New York. "
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" I don't do anything with my brows. "
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" I never thought I would say this, but I'm desperate to do an action film. "
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" Growing up, I was always prancing around and singing... and I just never really stopped. "
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