Top 70 Lily Collins Quotes
#1. To look into that persons eyes and find yourself so completely lost in another world, a world full of absolute comfort and happiness.
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#2. I've only ever known growing up across different countries - to me it's just fun.
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#3. 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.
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#4. I grew up understanding the pros and cons of what you're getting into and knowing what comes with your job. I like to keep my private life private, and then work is work. I feel so far I've had a really good balance with that.
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#5. 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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#6. I really think everything happens for a reason.
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#7. I think it's just important to not judge people based on their physicality because it's really about personality and people's hearts and souls. That's what drew me to Audrey Hepburn who is kind of like my icon.
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#8. I'm drawn to roles that have real substance, that aren't just the victim or the teenage girl or the girlfriend.
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#9. I think the big thing is the fairy tale. It's taking old folk fairy tales and retelling them in modern day. I think it's just taking you out of everyday life, and everyone loves a good fairy tale.
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#10. In the end when you accept yourself for who you are and you work with what you've got, you couldn't be more beautiful because you're confident and everyone notices.
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#11. I don't like reading things that people say on the Internet because I know so much of it is not true. I don't want to waste my time worrying about what other people are thinking. I just want to focus on being able to do cool projects.
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#12. 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.
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#14. No matter what I've endured in the past, what I've put myself through, or what others have done to me, I have the ability and the will to move forward. I will not give up. I will not undervalue or underestimate my capabilities.
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#15. I'm just fascinated by visiting actual castles in the countryside.
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#16. 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.
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#17. My older siblings and I all work in 'the industry'. So obviously we have hectic schedules, but we make it work.
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#18. Snow White has always been one of my favorite fairy tales growing up. To be able to say, "I'm going to be Snow White" - it's crazy. It's an honor.
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#19. It truly is the power that you have deep within yourself that gives you the strength to pursue your dreams.
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#20. The greenhouse scene! It was just so fun to have the romance and the action.
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#21. 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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#22. To play someone I loved in my favourite fairytale as a kid is a total honour.
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#23. I sing some songs but don't expect me to release an album anytime soon.
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#24. I love watching old movies anyway - I grew up with my mom watching old movies and being immersed in the history of old Hollywood.
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#25. Great movie stars like Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor who were capable of saying so much without saying anything at all merely by carrying themselves in a classic fashion that's timeless yet relatable.
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#26. Be you and embrace your differences as things that make you unique and special. "Different" shouldn't be considered confusing, negative, or something that divides us. It should be a quality we applaud and admire within ourselves and others.
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#27. I used to be a big planner and had to have things figured out ahead of time, but I'm learning to love living in the moment. Last night, I called my friend up randomly and said, 'Where are you? I want to come see you!' It's not a new version of me. I'm just embracing it more.
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#28. My last name may have opened doors, but I have to keep them open.
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#29. I love hats, I'm such a fan of hats. You don't wear a fascinator everywhere you go, but there are ways to incorporate old Hollywood nuances into your looks today but also edge it up.
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#30. I used to go into rooms of older executives and try to pitch talk show ideas and when I was writing as a journalist I would pitch ideas for my articles and I definitely understand that excitement of a pitch and what that is to be young and a woman and trying to make your voice heard.
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#31. Definitely with the fit of clothing - how it really depends on mere centimeters and millimeters of difference in terms of how lengths can make such a big impact on your shape. I learned how to incorporate a cute peter pan collar on a dress and not make it look juvenile.
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#32. I'm not one to hide anything, but I don't feel the need to comment directly on [my relationships] ... I think it would be a shame to not live in the moment and not enjoy everything that's happening in fear of other people's opinions.
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#33. Never once does 'Snow White' herself look in the mirror so she isn't aware of her beauty or what apparently that does to people. It's really just the queen and the prince that talk about it.
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#34. I'm a big fan of the whip ... That snake whip was awesome!
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#35. Big brows weren't the look in L.A., where I grew up. But my mom instilled in me that it's the quirky things that make you beautiful.
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#36. In the '30s, every day was an event. And, as much as I love that idea, I think nowadays it's nice to have the differentiation of when you dress up and when you don't.
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#37. Everything for me has happened so quickly. I finished shooting 'The Blind Side' not this past June, but the June before, and all of sudden up to now, it seems like it's gone from zero to 60 for me. I feel so fortunate to be able to say that.
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#38. Everything was just so spot on and character-building for me in terms of creating Celia [Bryant]. The ability to get to wear all these vintage pieces and immerse yourself in that world and get to wear all these amazing hats. And the shoes!
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#39. I like to think of myself as a very passionate person, and as very determined. So, if I set my mind on something, I definitely stop at no end to find within myself the power to keep going, whether that involves thinking of a new approach to a problem, or physically challenging myself.
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#40. My dad knows how to tell a story. He'd make me laugh by doing all the different voices.
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#41. I've grown up knowing that you put as much of your private life out there as you feel comfortable with.
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#42. At a party recently I was introduced to Meryl Streep, and it took me a second to get my head around it. You know, that I'm meeting these people now. I'm doing it.
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#43. Wearing a corset, a ball gown, heels and a swan hat with wings to fight in the forest gave me a whole new appreciation for everyday clothes, because you really become that alter ego while wearing those costumes in those environments on the set. They just influenced everything you tried to do.
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#44. How women dressed every single day back in those days is seen as kind of incredible - it must have taken so much time. But there's something so romantic about that because it's so different to how we dress. That aesthetic is so appealing, it's not what we're used to nowadays.
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#45. I love clothes, but I don't have a specific favorite, because I'm very much a fashionista.
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#46. I'm not against Twitter or Facebook. I'm not against anything. Never say never.
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#47. Decisions are the endless uncertainties of life that we'll not know if they're right until the very end, so do the best you can and hope its right.
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#48. As a little girl living in the English countryside, I used to go running around in the forests, creating my own fairy tale.
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#49. My hard work was expected rather than exceptional. It's not that my dad ever told me or even alluded to the fact that I was a failure, but my actions no longer got his unprompted attention or praise, so I constantly felt that I wasn't doing enough. That I wasn't enough.
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#50. The idea that I get to travel and do what I love and call it a job is just a blessing.
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#51. No, I like to wear as least amount of makeup as I can during my everyday life because I'm just all about keeping my skin healthy and hydrated and I love to laugh and have a great time and smile - that's when I feel the most pretty so I just want to make sure that I stay happy.
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#52. Life works in mysterious ways but when you find your inner glow is back and shining brighter, you know it's right.
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#53. I think it's important to relate to one another about issues that you're having, because the second you open up and someone else says, 'Oh, me too. I feel the same way,' then all of a sudden, you feel more at peace with yourself and you can feel more confident with who you are.
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#54. I don't wear dresses all the time - it's nice to save those moments for certain occasions and to make it feel extra special.
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#55. 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.
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#56. I think I've been brought up very well by both my parents. I am very cautious and I think I'm now fit for the world I'm in. They're very much behind my modelling and very supportive.
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#57. I am whole just as I am. I am defined not by my life experiences but by how I let them affect me and how I handle myself in each situation.
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#58. Life is only as meaningful as you fool yourself into thinking it is,
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#59. I don't really have a favorite song. Music is such a big part of who I am, and speaks to so many different emotions inside me, that I don't have an all-time favorite.
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#60. A lot of my friends aren't working, especially since fewer films are being made now and there's more competition.
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#61. But the thing is, I was never looking at a strategic way of gaining fame. That's not why I'm doing this.
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#62. No matter what, I need to maintain my sense of self and always be true to who I am.
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#63. When your whole being is attracted to someone else's whole being, then I think that is someone you were meant to be connected with at some point.
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#64. I'm a huge fan of the series of books by Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments. I'm a fan myself, so to be cast as the lead heroine is completely incredible.
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#65. I do believe in listening to your mind as well that that you need to be smart about certain things, to protect yourself. You need a healthy mix of both really, but it's important not to think so much that you're not able to follow your heart.
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#66. 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.
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#67. When it comes to the work, I'm excited to see what people think. When it comes to the private life, that's when I don't pay attention.
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#68. I never go with something in mind. I like having an array of generations in my outfits!
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#69. 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.
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#70. I've realized the quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful
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