America has had an influence ...

America has had an influence on me, as has going out with a Cuban-American guy and having lots of American friends. But I am still fundamentally British and speak with a British accent and feel very English.
 Lily Cole

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I think models have a lot less power than they did in the '80s, when there were, like, only 10 supermodels who could dictate the rules, whereas now there's so many, and that changes the power dynamic and makes it a more insecure business.
 Lily Cole
Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key.
 Lily Cole
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.
 Lily Cole
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 Lily Cole
I have made a living off the way I look, and I have really learnt to accept myself for being unusual.
 Lily Cole