Lily Cole Quotes
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I have set up several businesses as social businesses, and I am a great believer that the power of business should be used for good.
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I found going to school when I was modeling very grounding. It's really kept my perspective on bigger things in my life.
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It doesn't make me very happy to be on my computer all the time. I've never been drawn to that world.
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I love yoga. I don't do it as much as I'd like to, but I feel wonderful when I do.
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The narrative of so many fairy tales are timeless in so many different cultures, and they have been since the dawn of man. They represent escapism, but they all feature themes that have such poignancy in a modern world.
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Marilyn Monroe and Vivienne Leigh are real icons of mine. In terms of visual culture, they are both so iconic. There weren't any paparazzi shots of them falling out of taxis, so they will always look so incredible.
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I would like better colouration of my legs, like a little less of that English mottled purple thing that makes it necessary to wear tights all the time.
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Modelling, fashion and film have all encouraged me to learn more about issues and to feel empowered enough to do something about them.
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Acting is something I've done since I was six years old, performing for my mum and my family in the living room, and I do it because my heart's in it.
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I kind of see clothes a bit like role-playing, depending what mood I'm in.
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America has had an influence on me, as has going out with a Cuban-American guy and having lots of American friends. But I am still fundamentally British and speak with a British accent and feel very English.
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I part-own a bookshop for some strange coincidence of reasons, and it is one of the best things I part-own in my life, or own in my life. I do not know, it just feels great.
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I have made a living off the way I look, and I have really learnt to accept myself for being unusual.
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I love beautiful things; I like having nice clothes, and I can appreciate why other people do - but I've also started to learn more about the impact of what we buy: how things are made, how much you buy and the quality of everything.
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I started modeling at 14. It's simple. You respond to what the photographer wants and wear other people's ideas. I got bored with it, though, so I went to university.
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I don't personally follow trends; I don't even like the idea of trends. I think it's kind of absurd that you have to change every six months, so I always try and buy things that hopefully I'll like forever, and resonate with me.
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There's an inherent contradiction between appreciating the beauty of clothes and creativity and individuality, and the waste around the ideas of trends and seasons.
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I've always cared about issues, always thought through problems. I don't know how much that comes from my personality or my mum.
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I was of the type who gets bullied rather than the one who does the bullying, which I'm glad about. I'd rather be that than a bully.
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Im just a lipgloss, blush and mascara kind of girl. I like playing with a bright lipstick or a heavy eye... But not together!
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As the generalization goes about the art industry, people can be really challenging and thought-provoking in their thinking and questioning the status quo, and it's really important that the status quo can be questioned and that there are people doing that.
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I think subjectivity plays into everything. It's unavoidable; you couldn't avoid it if you tried. I think, potentially, a lot more commercial movies, it seems to be that the people making the films are trying to elicit the same reaction. I think a lot of the most interesting work in art and in films are often kind of polarized opinions and affect people in very different ways, which may be less successful commercially, but they elicit a dialogue that's quite interesting.
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Giving triggers social cohesion. It's also the basis for an economy not based on money.
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People do make assumptions about models. That's their issue, not mine. It doesn't bother me because I'm comfortable enough in my own skin - I know who I am.
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Every time I have to try on a wig for work, I get excited about the colour; I've often thought about going for a platinum bob or also raven black, as it looks so great against pale skin. But I always end up being loyal to my red colour.
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If I'm anywhere close to where I can hike or swim, that's my favourite thing to do.
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I take my books everywhere. Plane journeys are a good opportunity to study, or also when I'm having my hair done.
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Production chains, how consumers can drive change: all these things may seem at odds with fashion, but arguably, they're not.
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I love modeling but also see it as a platform for the million other things I want to achieve and create in life.
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I don't believe there's an afterlife - but I don't believe there's an end to life. Consciousness goes beyond the bounds of your body.
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