Lily Collins Quotes

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.

To look into that persons eyes and find yourself so completely lost in another world, a world full of absolute comfort and happiness.

Life is only as meaningful as you fool yourself into thinking it is.

It truly is the power that you have deep within yourself that gives you the strength to pursue your dreams.

No matter what, I need to maintain my sense of self and always be true to who I am.

Think before you speak. Think before you judge. Think before you think you have a person all figured out.

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.

Life works in mysterious ways but when you find your inner glow is back and shining brighter, you know it's right.

I really think everything happens for a reason.

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

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.

I'm drawn to roles that have real substance, that aren't just the victim or the teenage girl or the girlfriend.

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.

I've realized the quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful.

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.

When you trust and have elevated personnel in each department then the sky really is the limit.

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.

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.

To play someone I loved in my favourite fairytale as a kid is a total honour.

I love watching old movies anyway - I grew up with my mom watching old movies and being immersed in the history of old Hollywood.

I was never afraid of going after what I wanted, and making that known, and being vocal about it.

[My book is] a collection of letters and essays about what it takes to be a young woman today. Mostly the taboo things that girls don't want to talk about, but once we do we realize we're not alone.

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.

I love baking, it's the most calming thing for me. It's therapeutic, it makes the house smell good, and I get to take the goods to my friends. I do it for other people.

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.

I’m a huge fan of the books myself, so to know that I got to play Clary – who’s a literary heroine to me – was a huge honour.

I'm not against Twitter or Facebook. I'm not against anything. Never say never.

But the thing is, I was never looking at a strategic way of gaining fame. That's not why I'm doing this.

The idea that I get to travel and do what I love and call it a job is just a blessing.

I've grown up knowing that you put as much of your private life out there as you feel comfortable with.

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.

My older siblings and I all work in 'the industry'. So obviously we have hectic schedules, but we make it work.

My dad knows how to tell a story. He'd make me laugh by doing all the different voices.

I love clothes, but I don't have a specific favorite, because I'm very much a fashionista.

I never go with something in mind. I like having an array of generations in my outfits!

My last name may have opened doors, but I have to keep them open.

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.

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.

I felt different although my mum kept reminding me it was OK to be different.

People are quick to jump to conclusions.

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.

I wanted to watch the women interacting with [Warren Beatty], which takes he chose, and how the actresses were reacting in scenes with him.

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.

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.

I would say [I love] writing, because lately I've been finishing my book.

I’m a big fan of the whip... That snake whip was awesome!

I sing some songs but don't expect me to release an album anytime soon.

I've only ever known growing up across different countries - to me it's just fun.

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.

The greenhouse scene! It was just so fun to have the romance and the action.