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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.

Lily Cole

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Lily Cole
Age: 36
Born: 1987
Born: December 27
Actor
Film Actor
Model
Stage Actor
Lily Luahana Cole
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I don't think of myself as a role model for others, but I like to live my life by my own integrity. So, in that sense, I might be a positive influence. I do believe you should get over your insecurities and just try to be the best you can.
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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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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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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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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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The need to protect the environment has emerged as an undeniably important priority for me.
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Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key.
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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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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'll always try to follow my heart into things I love, and modelling is not something I'm dreaming of pursuing forever.
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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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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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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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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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I paint - I tend more to abstraction - but not as much as I would like to because of time. I would love to do sculpture - I've toyed with the idea of fitting in a sculpture course.
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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 usually have a lip balm in my bag and mascara as well. I don't really wear much make-up, but I like mascara because I've got fair colouring.
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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 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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