264 Quotes by Lily Collins

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

Everything for me has happened so quickly. I finished shooting ‘The Blind Side’ not this past June, but the June before, and all of sudden up to now, it seems like it’s gone from zero to 60 for me. I feel so fortunate to be able to say that.

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

I think it’s just important to not judge people based on their physicality because it’s really about personality and people’s hearts and souls. That’s what drew me to Audrey Hepburn who is kind of like my icon.

My mother used to take me to flea markets in my stroller, and I would just rummage through the piles. You’ve got to dig through the overstuffed racks that everyone else just walks by. It’s the only way to find the cool stuff.

It used to bother me – having bigger, fuller brows. I even plucked them once so I’d fit in, but I hated them and couldn’t wait for them to grow back. Now I embrace them. I realized the quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful.

No matter what I’ve endured in the past, what I’ve put myself through, or what others have done to me, I have the ability and the will to move forward. I will not give up. I will not undervalue or underestimate my capabilities.

How women dressed every single day back in those days is seen as kind of incredible – it must have taken so much time. But there’s something so romantic about that because it’s so different to how we dress. That aesthetic is so appealing, it’s not what we’re used to nowadays.

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.