Lets Face It

Lily Collins sat down with Collider in a recent interview to talk about her new movie, The English Teacher. Lily stars in the movie alongside Julianne Moore and Greg Kinnear.

During the interview, they also talked about filming the play rehearsals for the movie, fans reactions after seeing The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones trailer, Love, Rosie, and so much more. Highlights can be found below.

On filming the play rehearsals: “It’s great when improv is encouraged.  It’s a really fun thing.  It depends on who’s in the movie and how their process works, as well.  It takes a director who is open to that because you have a script, but then something funny could happen on set.  So, to have people around you who encourage improv is really exciting because it’s something I’ve always wanted to experiment with.

It taught me a lot, going forward to other projects, because when you have two or three months of filming, as opposed to 20 days, it gives you more time with your character to think about things that aren’t written.  It definitely taught me a lot for the bigger projects, as well. ”

On fans reaction after seeing The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones trailer: I did a Q&A at The Grove where there were about 500 girls, all asking questions.  Some of them were close to fainting and they were hyper-ventilating, and I was like, ‘This is so weird!’  I was a fan of the books before I was cast, so I get being a fan of the series.  But then, it’s really weird to be the actress who’s playing the role that people admire so much.  It’s like, ‘I’m just me!  Why are you so excited for just me?!’

It doesn’t click for me.  But, I’m so proud of this project and I’m so excited to share it.  It’s something that I believe in so much, and I would love to play Clary for as long as I can.  I’m a firm believer in whatever happens, happens, and just go with the flow, but if that means that people are in love with the movie and support it and continue to be fans, then that’s a blessing.  That’s amazing to have.”

On filming Love, Rosie: “It’s a British romantic comedy.  It’s got a lot of heart.  There is a lot of comedy in there, but it’s a romantic drama.  It’s starring Sam Claflin, as well.  I’m really excited about that because I haven’t shot in Europe before, and I get to be British, which is my natural accent and who I am.  I’m really excited to get to play around with the accent and do all of that.  So, I’m super excited about that.”

To read the full interview click here. The English Teacher will hit theaters on May 17!