40 PERFECT BEAUTIES ›› Emma Watson
(in no particular order)

[On being a known actress]: “Most people are really nice but some stare, like you`re some kind of zoo exhibit and not a real person with real feelings. Even when you take away all the glamour and attention and premieres and everything, it still comes down to the fact that I`m acting.”

40 PERFECT BEAUTIES ›› Leighton Meester
(in no particular order)

“I think love changes you over time, and whether you have good or bad experiences, you always grow and learn from it. And if I shut love down or didn’t let it in, I would just be this really cold, sad person.”

40 PERFECT BEAUTIES ›› Keira Knightley
(in no particular order)

“In this business, fame lasts for a second. You can be blown up and be blown down. People keep losing interest in faces because new ones come along every single second. I`m one at the moment. Tomorrow I won`t be. That`s cool. I`m not saying that when it does end, I`ll be like, `Yay! It`s ending.` But I`ll move on and do something else because that`s what has to be done. It`s about survival. If you`re sad about it, then you`re in the wrong job.”

40 PERFECT BEAUTIES ›› Zooey Deschanel
(in no particular order)

“You have to keep reminding yourself it`s not about money, because there is a lot of money to be made in this business if you`re willing to do whatever. But that`s not what I`m thinking about. I continue only to take movies because I love the script and because I really want to do it.”

40 PERFECT BEAUTIES ›› Helena Bonham Carter
(in no particular order)

“I have to struggle to change people’s perceptions of me. I grew very frustrated with the perception that I’m this shy, retiring, inhibited aristocratic creature when I’m absolutely not like that at all. I think I’m much more outgoing and exuberant than my image.”

40 PERFECT BEAUTIES ›› Rachel McAdams
(in no particular order)

“I guess each relationship is different. That’s what I love about relationships. Even when they end, you’ve learned so very much, so much to take into your next relationship and to take into your life. It’s the greatest thing that comes out of an ending - so it depends on the person.”

40 PERFECT BEAUTIES ›› Adele
(in no particular order)

“Mum loves me being famous! She is so excited and proud, as she had me so young and couldn’t support me, so I am living her dream, it’s sweeter for both of us. It’s her 40th birthday soon and I’m going to buy her 40 presents.”

40 PERFECT BEAUTIES ›› Emma Stone
(in no particular order)

40 PERFECT BEAUTIES ›› Clémence Poésy
(in no particular order)

“I am interested in costume. Clothes in your daily life are important: your choices say something about you, even if what they’re saying is about non-choice. And what you wear in a film is crucial. A film is a great deal about what you see, and the silhouette of a character tells you a lot. I’d love to go into film costume.”

40 PERFECT BEAUTIES ›› Carey Mulligan
(in no particular order)

“I definitely have a greater appreciation for designers than I did two years ago, because I’ve worked with people who have made me dresses and I can appreciate the artistry. I don’t mind what I wear as long as it’s knee length and fits well — I don’t like revealing clothes.”

40 PERFECT BEAUTIES ›› Troian Bellisario
(in no particular order)

“True Love is a dream sold to us at a young age. It will be easy, it will be beautiful. But to truly love someone is work and sacrifice. Every time I read Romeo and Juliet I can’t help but feel like I’m being lied to. These great lovers, these heroes of romance were never given a real run. They were never tried or tested. And I believe the love that they were so ready to die for, could never have lasted if they lived.”

40 PERFECT BEAUTIES ›› Marilyn Monroe
(in no particular order)

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”

40 PERFECT BEAUTIES ›› Florence Welch
(in no particular order)

“I’ve always been interested in clothes. I became friends with my best friend at school because we wanted to dress up and go to burlesque nights and places where we could wear the most outrageous clothes ever.”

40 PERFECT BEAUTIES ›› Mila Kunis
(in no particular order)

“Knowing who you are is confidence. Confidence, not cockiness. Cockiness is knowing who you are and pushing it down everyone’s throat.”

40 PERFECT BEAUTIES ›› Dame Maggie Smith
(in no particular order)

“Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.”