98 Quotes by Lily Cole

When I was younger, I definitely did face anti-ginger prejudice. As a child, all teasing hurts, whether it’s because you’re fat or a different race or have red hair. I had enough comments from a couple of people to make it a sore point.

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.

I love yoga. I don’t do it as much as I’d like to, but I feel wonderful when I do.

I’m not sure if it’s fair to call it a ‘fairy tale,’ but I really loved ‘Mulan,’ the Disney film. It was my favorite. I guess it’s not really a fairy tale, but you do get Eddie Murphy as a dragon.

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.

Don’t overpluck your eyebrows. A make-up artist told me this once, and I’ve always remembered it.

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 guess I try and learn all the time from every experience in life, so my thinking is a hybrid of everything. I’d have to attribute some of that to my work in the fashion industry – in some obscure way.

In British culture, redheads get teased at school. But I’ve grown up enough to realize I love my hair.