I felt different although my mum kept reminding me it was OK to be different. Lily Collins More Quotes by Lily Collins More Quotes From Lily Collins I was never afraid of going after what I wanted, and making that known, and being vocal about it. Lily Collins vocalknownwanted My last name may have opened doors, but I have to keep them open. Lily Collins namesmaydoors 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. Lily Collins swansfightingappreciation It's great when improv is encouraged. It's a really fun thing. It depends on who's in the movie and how their process works, as well. It takes a director who is open to that because you have a script, but then something funny could happen on set. So, to have people around you who encourage improv is really exciting. Lily Collins fundirectorspeople I'm drawn to roles that have real substance, that aren't just the victim or the teenage girl or the girlfriend. Lily Collins teenagegirlreal Celia [Brady] is a young woman who, you know, she's still got that fresh young vibe about her but at the same time she's quite wise beyond her years and very mature and she has that womanly, sexy quality, but at the same time she's very youthful in her clothes. She has that interesting mix between the two. I really love that balance about fashion. Lily Collins sexyfashionwise 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. Lily Collins sunsetmommoving It was interesting to portray a character that was so far removed from today's world, but was also at the forefront of feminism at that time. Lily Collins feminismcharacterinteresting When I first covered [presidential election ] in 2008, I was asking questions for kids around the world, but mainly for myself. I didn't know the process, I didn't know how it worked. Now, of course, I'm more schooled on it, but I deal with so much politics in my fashion work and in Hollywood, that I haven't been as connected this time. Lily Collins asking-questionsfashionkids I never go with something in mind. I like having an array of generations in my outfits! Lily Collins outfitsgenerationsmind 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. Lily Collins voicewritingideas At first, I didn't hang out with celebrity kids. That wasn't the way I was brought up. I went to a run-of-the-mill Catholic primary school when we first moved to L.A. But then I went to a high school where there were lots of 'industry' children. Those weren't my best friends and I've never set out to make myself a part of that scene. Lily Collins runningchildrenschool 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 differentpeoplefirsts I'm not against Twitter or Facebook. I'm not against anything. Never say never. Lily Collins never-say-never I love clothes, but I don't have a specific favorite, because I'm very much a fashionista. Lily Collins fashionistaclothes To play someone I loved in my favourite fairytale as a kid is a total honour. Lily Collins fairytaleplaykids I've grown up knowing that you put as much of your private life out there as you feel comfortable with. Lily Collins private-lifeknowingfeels 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 motherstuffway 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. Lily Collins iconsheartthinking The idea that I get to travel and do what I love and call it a job is just a blessing. Lily Collins blessingjobsideas
