Lily Collins talks cast chemistry, mall tour and more with Teen.com

Lily Collins spoke to Teen.com about The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, including the chemistry between the cast, the madness that was the Mortal Instruments mall tour and how playing a Shadowhunter has influenced her style.

Teen: I see you’re wearing all black today. Are there any other parts of the Shadowhunter wardrobe that you like wearing (or don’t like) in real life?
Lily: Oh, I totally think being a Shadowhunter taught me a lot about experimenting with my style. So I have sort of been wearing more, like, leather or [an] edgier and sexier wardrobe. The boots were awesome. I wore boots very similar to those the other day doing press for the mall tour. I wouldn’t recommend running in them. I wear less chains than all the Shadowhunters do, and no harnesses — that’s all for practical reasons, but I do think the Shadowhunter mentality of that sleek, edgy, action figure-y style influenced my more mature, sexier style.

Teen: Going back to the mall tour, you recently talked about an experience where a fan fainted during it! Have you had any other memorable or shocking fan encounters?
Lily: I was in Dublin recently; I was in the middle of a field at a concert and these two girls came over to me and they were just screaming hysterically, and they were like, ‘What’s your name?’ and I was like, ‘Lily,’ and they were like, ‘No, Clary Fray!’ And then they started screaming ‘August 21st!’ and I was like, :whispers: ‘What’s happening August 21st?’ Like, I was totally in a different movie mindset, and they were like, ‘Your movie comes out!’ and it just really reminded me how passionate the fans are, and how aware they are and how excited they are. So to experience that in this field, it really reminded me how excited everyone is.

Teen: You’ve spoken about your immediate chemistry with Jamie many times before. What about your chemistry with Robert [Sheehan], Kevin [Zegers], etc.?
Lily: Robbie’s just hilarious. Like, he’s Irish and he just has this, like, very European, funny nature to him. When he came in, right away, we clicked as best friends. He’s so easy to get along with — it’s very hard not to get along with Robbie. Kevin, he and Jamie have the perfect dynamic because they’re catty toward each other, but they’re also — they have fun with each other. We all on set were a family. We all struggled together; we all sweat together; in training, we all fought together. And Kevin Zegers has become literally like family to me, protecting me on set as Clary, but then off set becoming so close with [him] and his wife. And Jemima [West] jumped right in there, she came in not knowing anyone, and we all just blended so well together. I can’t wait to go shoot the sequel so we can be a family again.

Read the full interview at Teen.com