Lily Cole Quotes

I was of the type who gets bullied rather than the one who does the bullying, which I'm glad about. I'd rather be that than a bully.

Giving triggers social cohesion. It's also the basis for an economy not based on money.

It's hard to appreciate the importance of the rainforest because it seems so far away, but it's vital to the survival of the planet as we know it.

I would like better colouration of my legs, like a little less of that English mottled purple thing that makes it necessary to wear tights all the time.

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.

Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key.

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

There's an inherent contradiction between appreciating the beauty of clothes and creativity and individuality, and the waste around the ideas of trends and seasons.

I think the media are so hypocritical a lot of the time in the way they chastise something just so that they can print it again.

I love modeling but also see it as a platform for the million other things I want to achieve and create in life.

I take my books everywhere. Plane journeys are a good opportunity to study, or also when I'm having my hair done.

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

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

I've always cared about issues, always thought through problems. I don't know how much that comes from my personality or my mum.

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 usually have a lip balm in my bag and mascara as well. I don't really wear much make-up, but I like mascara because I've got fair colouring.

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.

I paint - I tend more to abstraction - but not as much as I would like to because of time. I would love to do sculpture - I've toyed with the idea of fitting in a sculpture course.

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 have to admit I've always had quite a complex relationship with modeling and with the idea of advertising: not always knowing what I'm advertising and selling.

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

Modelling, fashion and film have all encouraged me to learn more about issues and to feel empowered enough to do something about them.

Production chains, how consumers can drive change: all these things may seem at odds with fashion, but arguably, they're not.

I part-own a bookshop for some strange coincidence of reasons, and it is one of the best things I part-own in my life, or own in my life. I do not know, it just feels great.

Acting is something I've done since I was six years old, performing for my mum and my family in the living room, and I do it because my heart's in it.

Im just a lipgloss, blush and mascara kind of girl. I like playing with a bright lipstick or a heavy eye... But not together!

If I'm anywhere close to where I can hike or swim, that's my favourite thing to do.

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

I found going to school when I was modeling very grounding. It's really kept my perspective on bigger things in my life.

I was like most teenagers. I wanted to look more conventional - you know, to just be the pretty girl in school.

The need to protect the environment has emerged as an undeniably important priority for me.

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.

It doesn't make me very happy to be on my computer all the time. I've never been drawn to that world.