Lily James Quotes

It’s hard to see yourself as a princess because it involves a huge leap of the imagination and sort of requires you to believe you can be that, which is a scary, weird thing.

I Googled myself, and I saw some nice things and some not-so-nice things. I’ve learned that that stuff isn’t real, and it doesn’t exist unless you look at it.

I think Keira Knightley is amazing, and I’ve heard also that she is one of the coolest, most down-to-earth, brilliant girls, and I really look up to her in that respect. She’s got it all, really, and I think she’s made interesting, bold choices in her work.

Growing up, I was always prancing around and singing… and I just never really stopped.

There are other things I want to focus on rather than staying in shape.

I saw Cate Blanchett in ‘Big and Small,’ and it was mind-blowing. The fact that she can do theatre and is also a huge movie star is really exciting.

I think everyone can feel like an outsider. I know I have. I’ve always felt like one.

I find cardio hard.

Why do women always get pointed at for their bodies?

At drama school, we were taught to write down your dreams and carry them around in your wallet with you, and they’ll come true, but I didn’t do that.

You are what you’re portrayed as.

As an actor, you get a bit itchy to do something entirely different.

Diet Coke is the only way I get through filming because I get so tired.

Mum would have a panic attack if she had to stand up and give a speech around a table.

I live in dungarees, and I love denim – I wear denim shirts a lot.

I want to do more theater, which allows you to take bigger risks and experiment.

When people feel good, they look good.

My first paid role was my first job out of drama school, which was ‘Just William.’ It was a BBC TV show. I played Ethel.

I used to go to musicals every birthday – that was my birthday present. We’d go to London, me and my two brothers and mum and dad. I think I saw ‘Mamma Mia’ about five times.

For exams, I swotted so hard because I couldn’t bear the thought of not coming first.

I love putting on a red lip. I don’t do it so much for events – somehow, I don’t seem to get it right – but when I just go to the pub or to a restaurant or something, I just put a red lip on.

No one looks twice at me when they’re around, and ‘Cinderella‘ has made no difference. And I know that isn’t going to change.

When I worked with Bill Nighy on ‘Wrath of the Titans,’ he said to me, ‘There’s one thing you can promise me, and that’s never, ever, ever read your reviews.’

I’m a real hoarder.

You know that scene in ‘Runaway Bride‘ when Julia Roberts puts on the amazing wedding dress and looks at herself in the mirror and goes, ‘Swish, swish’? I loved that moment so much when I was a little girl.

Ultimately, ‘Cinderella’ is the story of the underdog. You root for her in this fairytale; the girl who has nothing, deserves so much more, and gets it.

When the board games came out of the cupboard when I was a kid, I had to beat my two brothers every time.

I think it’s probably best to work out in the morning to get it out of the way. My ultimate top tip is to drag yourself, even if you have to roll yourself out of your bed and in to a sit-up – it’s really not that bad once you start.

I have an amazing stylist; she’s called Rebecca Corbin Murray… I go around to her living room, and it’s sort of exploding with dresses, and we go through them all, and she’s so good at picking things she knows I’ll like, and we work together. She’s taught me absolutely everything; she’s brilliant.

I really have been lucky because I’ve always had a very healthy attitude to my body.

You have to pretend to be cool, which I never am.

Drama school was a lifeline for me, it saved me. I found it very nurturing – I just clung on.

I don’t do anything with my brows.

My mum thinks I’m amazing at everything. That unconditional love is just the most precious thing you can have.

I’m dying to do a tiny indie and play something totally naturalistic without any sort of constraints on me. Something where I can shock everyone.

I played Nina in ‘The Seagull,’ and I remember thinking it’s incredible to see all the actresses in the past that’ve played her. It’s quite strengthening. You feel a part of the family of actresses going through and giving something of themselves to the role.

I love to start the morning with a mist spray, especially after a night out.

I naturally have a really small waist.

Sadly, I’ve never met Princess Kate.

Any kid in the world can draw from strengths within – we all have the potential with that.

I saw this cool interview with Amy Adams from when she did ‘Enchanted‘ and played a princess, and when kids came up to her with no make-up and ripped jeans on, she said, ‘I’m off duty. I’m an off-duty princess’, and I thought that was quite sweet.

I love singing so much. As a kid, that was what I wanted to do.

I admire actresses like Jennifer Lawrence, who says what she thinks.

The world of the flapper – live free, wild and young – that energy is intoxicating. It’s nice to inject that into the more controlled ‘Downton’ way of living.

The first Disney movie I saw I think was ‘Snow White.’ I loved all the Disney princess movies.

‘Cinderella’ touches on loss, and there was definitely a strong sense of grief in my life.

To be honest, when I was growing up – I think it’s because of Kate Winslet and ‘Titanic‘ – I always wanted to do period.

It’s so hard coming out of drama school to claim your right to be taken seriously and even get auditions.

I never thought I would say this, but I’m desperate to do an action film.

I’m such a geek now with princesses. It’s pathetic.

In regards to your love life, you’re just entering into a whole of pain if you talk about it. If you’ve never said anything, there are no sound bites to haunt you when you’re crying into a box of Kleenex after it all goes wrong.

I remember meeting the princesses at Disney World and getting their autographs.

My mom passed down to me her old Levi‘s denim jacket. When I left it on a plane, I was devastated. I’ve never been able to find anything with quite the same cool, faded look.

The Twenties outfits are all about freedom and loose, flowing lines, whereas in ‘Cinderella,’ I had to wear corsets and big huge skirts.

I’m a healthy girl.

I love London, but I love traveling, and I don’t think I’ll be here forever. Possibly, I’d like to move to New York and do a play in New York.

I don’t have an exact moment when I decided I wanted to be an actress – it kind of was just really a part of my growing up.

I want to be Ursula in ‘The Little Mermaid.’

It’s weird when you get roles that coincide with your life.

I think I feel most like a princess when I’m sort of bursting with happiness and love, so whether that would be, like, with my boyfriend or my family or at a really fun party – just when you’re full of life.

There’s nothing wrong with falling in love and sharing your life with someone.

I loved all the princess films, and I grew up with them, and I think it’s really cool how they’ve changed over the years – how the princesses have become more positive role models right up until ‘Frozen.’

I treated myself to a £700 Chloe bag after one of my first acting jobs. Then my friends pointed out that, for the same money, I could buy a flight to India. So I took it back.

The greatest thing is that usually the auditions you think are bad are the ones you get.

God, I used to have really skinny-crap eyebrows. They were such an ugly disaster.

As cynical as I can be, there’s always a part of me that believes in love and the fairy tale.

For girls growing up, sometimes I think they get the wrong idea for what women should look like.

Boarding school in Tring was a bit of a bubble that burst when I went to Hackney to go to drama school.

In anything, I always give my all. I’m not a good loser.

I’m learning a lot about how to be one of the ‘good’ actors. You’d hope that it’s natural to be a good person, and kind, but I’m learning how to deal with long, sometimes boring days.