Quotes from Lily Cole

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.

The narrative of so many fairy tales are timeless in so many different cultures, and they have been since the dawn of man. They represent escapism, but they all feature themes that have such poignancy in a modern world.

I always used to love couture because it was more theatrical than the runways. The runways always felt more like part of the machine.

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

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 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.

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

There is a degree of role-playing in modeling, for sure, and you're also in a high-profile job - there are lots of similarities for sure. But when I'm acting, I've got to try and be present, and I've got to be emotionally committed to a character, both physically and intellectually.

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

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 don't personally follow trends; I don't even like the idea of trends. I think it's kind of absurd that you have to change every six months, so I always try and buy things that hopefully I'll like forever, and resonate with me.

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

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.

With acting, if I'm any good at it, my modeling career would never be a hindrance but would rather be a help. And if I'm not, then it doesn't really matter.

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

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

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

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

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 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.

As the generalization goes about the art industry, people can be really challenging and thought-provoking in their thinking and questioning the status quo, and it's really important that the status quo can be questioned and that there are people doing that.