Lily Collins: "I Admire Jennifer Lawrence And Kristen Stewart"

Lily Collins talks about her boyfriend, saying no to drugs and young-adult franchise celebrities Jennifer Lawrence and Kristen Stewart in the September issue of Seventeen.


Collins, 24, claims she doesn't hide her romance with co-star Jamie Campbell Bower.

"We've made a conscious decision to go out and live life," Collins is quoted as saying, noting: "I'm not one to hide anything, but I don't feel the need to comment directly on it...I think it would be a shame to not live in the moment and not enjoy everything that's happening in fear of other people's opinions."

Collins revealed to the mag that in high school: "I didn't feel the pleasure in drinking or doing drugs. I wanted to remember the fun moments that I had with my friends and not wake up and go: "Um, I think I had fun?""

"I always wanted tattoos, so this past November, I got two," Collins explains, adding: "I got my back done first and it's my handwriting and it says: "Love, always and forever.""

On fellow franchise faces Kristen Stewart ("Twilight") and Jennifer Lawrence ("The Hunger Games"), Collins states: "I admire how they've both handled the fame that came with those roles and their ability to step outside those roles and do other projects. That's what I want to do: balance fun big movies with gritty passion projects I love."

To check out Lily Collins' full interview, visit Seventeen and pick up the magazine's September issue, on newsstands August 6th.


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