Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Lily James
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English actress Lily James.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
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.'
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.
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.
I want to do more theater, which allows you to take bigger risks and experiment.
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.
I love to start the morning with a mist spray, especially after a night out.
You are what you're portrayed as.
I want to be Ursula in 'The Little Mermaid.'
It's pretty disabling sometimes, the terror of not living up. My expectations are the worst.
I think our sense as actors of what we've just done - whether or not it be in an audition - is usually really not connected to any truth. I'm always asking for more takes and more goes. I think I just need to shut up and listen.
I don't do anything with my brows.
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.
I loved fairy tales growing up.
There are other things I want to focus on rather than staying in shape.
My mum thinks I'm amazing at everything. That unconditional love is just the most precious thing you can have.
Boarding school in Tring was a bit of a bubble that burst when I went to Hackney to go to drama school.
I naturally have a really small waist.
The greatest thing is that usually the auditions you think are bad are the ones you get.
Any kid in the world can draw from strengths within - we all have the potential with that.
I don't like seeing celebs looking too skinny, I love it when they look healthy and comfortable in their bodies and embrace their curves.
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.
I find cardio hard.
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.
I'm such a geek now with princesses. It's pathetic.
I never thought I would say this, but I'm desperate to do an action film.
The Twenties outfits are all about freedom and loose, flowing lines, whereas in 'Cinderella,' I had to wear corsets and big huge skirts.
Mum would have a panic attack if she had to stand up and give a speech around a table.
I love clothes but it's a struggle for me to get out of jeans and a baggy jumper.
I trained with Olympics Athlete Jeanette Kwakye - who is amazing! And Shani Anderson, who is an excellent Olympic runner. We trained five times a week; running, circuits, weights, working out in the gym, and on the track. It was an insane time.
I really want to play interesting roles, but you want to work, so it's a balancing game.
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.
Diet Coke is the only way I get through filming because I get so tired.
It took me a while to warm to the '20s costumes on 'Downton.' I love it when women accentuate their curves, and that era was all about hiding them. The shapes they wore then were in tune with female empowerment. Cutting off their hair and hiding their busts was a way of saying, 'We're equal to men!'
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.
To be honest, when I was growing up - I think it's because of Kate Winslet and 'Titanic' - I always wanted to do period.
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 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.
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.
People talk a lot about, 'You're a Disney princess! You're Cinderella!' and this and that. But for me, it's all about the fact that I worked with Cate Blanchett and was directed by Kenneth Branagh. That's the 'Cinderella' story for me.
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 Beyonce always looks great.
Sadly, I've never met Princess Kate.
There's nothing wrong with falling in love and sharing your life with someone.
It's so hard coming out of drama school to claim your right to be taken seriously and even get auditions.
I think it's so important to be healthy and confident and natural. And not put too much stress on trying to be thin - I don't get the thin, thin thing at all.
Growing up, I was always prancing around and singing... and I just never really stopped.
I love singing so much. As a kid, that was what I wanted to do.
I live in dungarees, and I love denim - I wear denim shirts a lot.
When people feel good, they look good.
I'm a real hoarder.
I'm a healthy girl.
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.'
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.
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.
As cynical as I can be, there's always a part of me that believes in love and the fairy tale.
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.
With corsets, it's interesting when you put them on, realizing that's what women actually wore. They're just so constricting.
The first Disney movie I saw I think was 'Snow White.' I loved all the Disney princess movies.
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.
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