Marilyn Monroe and Vivienne Leigh are real icons of mine. In terms of visual culture, they are both so iconic. There weren't any paparazzi shots of them falling out of taxis, so they will always look so incredible. Lily Cole culturefallicon share on social
The need to protect the environment has emerged as an undeniably important priority for me. Lily Cole emergeenvironmentimportant Change image and share on social
I'm not against people buying clothes; I think clothes are wonderful, and I'm very materialistic myself - but there's a way of finding a compromise. I just think we can buy less and pay more, to make sure people aren't being exploited. Lily Cole buyclothecompromise share on social
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 abstractionfithave Change image and share on social
Life is shining a light through a magnifying glass on me, looking for me to stumble. I think that's my biggest fear. Lily Cole bigfearglass Change image and share on social
The average Londoner knows just one neighbour. I travel a lot, and I'm always surprised by the strong sense of community in some countries. We've lost something fundamentally human, and we don't even realise it. Lily Cole averagecommunitycountry share on social
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. Lily Cole artchallengegeneralization share on social
Production chains, how consumers can drive change: all these things may seem at odds with fashion, but arguably, they're not. Lily Cole arguablychainchange Change image and share on social
It was a scandal when I did French 'Playboy' in 2008, though I was never actually nude in it. I think it's really funny that I'll have a cover of 'Playboy' to show my grandkids. Lily Cole coverfrenchfunny Change image and share on social
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. Lily Cole actcareergood Change image and share on social
