A biography for Lily Collinshasn’t been written yet.
“I grew up being obsessed with old Hollywood and loving the history, what's behind the scenes, and what people don't know.”
“I've always been a huge admirer and lover of Alexander McQueen, Alexander Wang. I love so many British designers like Stella McCartney.”
“Cate Blanchett. Judi Dench. Helen Mirren. Everything about them. Even their fashion choices. They're so with it and cool and women I admire. They take chances. They're chameleons. Everything that they do. They're also amazing mothers.”
“I think we all want to fit in at a young age.”
“I grew up knowing the pros and cons of the business and knowing what comes with pursuing what you love in terms of being in the public eye. I also grew up among people that were considered celebrities and people that people admired.”
“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.”
“So much has changed since the '70s and '80s when it comes to acting and being in the public eye. We'd go out to a restaurant, and there would be five or six people. Now there's a lot more, plus social media, and this desire to bring other people down.”
“The less you have on your face, the less there is to go wrong.”
“I would love to do a British period drama.”
“I've always loved Jane Austen's writing.”
“I find that I'm really attracted to mysterious creatives, and I love people that are able to put their emotions out there for not just the world to see, but just that are giving of their emotions, but a little bit mysterious and elusive as well.”
“It's great when improv is encouraged. It's a really fun thing. It depends on who's in the movie and how their process works as well. It takes a director who is open to that because you have a script, but then something funny could happen on set.”
“My mum always removed her make-up at night and taught me early on about the importance of taking care of your skin, especially when you're travelling or extremely busy, because it's so easily affected by your surroundings and health.”
“To play someone I loved in my favourite fairytale as a kid is a total honour.”
“I've always loved being active, and I used to do sports - basketball, soccer, volleyball - growing up.”
“I went to a high school, I took tests, I took finals, I went to football games - I did the whole thing. Because I really wanted to have that normalcy.”
“I believe in the producers at Constantin, and I know that they have a really good taste level when it comes to the creative side.”
“I'm very British at heart. When I come to England, I say I'm coming home, and then it's funny: when I leave England to go back to L.A., I also say I'm going back home.”
“My dad knows how to tell a story. He'd make me laugh by doing all the different voices.”
“I didn't want to have people open doors for me. My dad never made a call on my behalf to anyone - not to a producer, a director, or a casting agent.”