98 Quotes by Lily Cole

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.

I'm not against people buying clothes; I think clothes are wonderful, and I'm very materialistic myself - but there's a way of finding a compromise. I just think we can buy less and pay more, to make sure people aren't being exploited.

It's not that I don't believe in creativity and innovation and new ideas, and the creativity that comes with fashion, which I really respect. But one of my biggest concerns is just how cheap we expect everything to be.

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.

I have made a living off the way I look, and I have really learnt to accept myself for being unusual.

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.

I kind of see clothes a bit like role-playing, depending what mood I'm in.

I'll always try to follow my heart into things I love, and modelling is not something I'm dreaming of pursuing forever.

There are so many great, great vintage clothes to find; there's a whole territory unexplored there.