When I first started acting, everyone in my family did not want me to act.

Billie Lourd

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I love an iconic hairstyle.

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It's good to be authentic, to help other people, but if it's not helping other people, then don't do it.

then help good people

I am not a big horror freak. I'm a bit of a scaredy-cat in general. I can't handle scary movies unless I am at home with the lights on and the doors locked or it is in the morning.

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My whole life, they said, 'Do not act. You need to get a college degree'.

need you college life

I am a Southern girl at heart, so I have a pulled pork sandwich and Key lime pie every day. It's a problem.

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I went to performing arts camp, secretly taking classes - I got the lead in the musical, and my dad was like, 'Wait, I thought you were going here for music and knitting'.

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I went to NYU, and my parents had a rule that I needed to major in something other than acting if I wanted to pursue acting after college.

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She raised me to not think of men and women as different. She raised me without gender. It's kind of the reason she named me Billie. It's not about being a strong woman - it's about being a strong person.

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The great thing about women directors is that they're not only involved in the performances - they can gauge where we all are personally and know how to direct us better because of that.

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When you walk onto any set, it's usually primarily men. Which can be weird, especially when you're doing something emotionally challenging.

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My mom made me watch 'Star Wars' for the first time when I was about 7 years old. When I was younger, I hated action movies and pretty much anything loud. So when she put it on, I covered my ears and ran out of the room.

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I'm living the dream right now.

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I want my mom on 'Scream Queens'. She could play someone who is convinced she's Princess Leila. That could be her disease, and then as a plot twist, we could find out that she actually is Princess Leila.

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I love being my mother's daughter, and it's something I always will be, but now I get to be just Billie.

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If life's not funny, then it's just true - and that would be unacceptable.

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I don't know if I would play a woman in space in a bikini.

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I'm such a caretaker.

It's tough, when you play an iconic character, to break away from it. You have to make sure you have a lot of variety and make sure you choose roles that aren't similar to others, or else you get pigeonholed as one thing.

choose you tough character

I always wanted siblings.

always wanted

I was at Wesleyan first. I was there for a semester because I wanted that traditional college vibe. But when I got there, people would do normal college things, and I was like, 'I can't be here. This is a nightmare.'

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