Lily Collins Quotes

If you don't have that trust in the backbone of the project, you may not know what you're making.

I love to test boundaries.

My mom brought me up on old Hollywood. I had been living in Los Angeles. Respecting old movies and growing up with people that were icons that I got to speak to.

The idea of improvisation kind of freaked me out.

I watched a few of Warren Beatty films when I was growing up...my Dad loved 'Heaven Can Wait.'

Starting at 16 years old I was in boardrooms of older executives pitching talk shows. I wanted to be the youngest talk show host for a really long time.

A lot of my friends aren't working, especially since fewer films are being made now and there's more competition.

I don't wear dresses all the time - it's nice to save those moments for certain occasions and to make it feel extra special.

In the '30s, every day was an event. And, as much as I love that idea, I think nowadays it's nice to have the differentiation of when you dress up and when you don't.

At a party recently I was introduced to Meryl Streep, and it took me a second to get my head around it. You know, that I'm meeting these people now. I'm doing it.

When it comes to the work, I'm excited to see what people think. When it comes to the private life, that's when I don't pay attention.

I like to think of myself as a very passionate person, and as very determined.

I like to be comfortable but I also like to look put together all the time.

I loved the idea [of improvisation], but I'd never taken any classes or practiced it.

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