<P> Del Rey started the use of her lower vocals on the tracks from Born to Die, claiming that "people weren't taking me very seriously, so I lowered my voice, believing that it would help me stand out . Now I sing quite low...well, for a female anyway". </P> <P> "I sing low now, but my voice used to be a lot higher . Because of the way I look, I needed something to ground the entire project . Otherwise I think people would assume I was some airhead singer . Well, I don't think...I know . I've sung one way, and sung another, and I've seen what people are drawn to", she said on the topic . </P> <P> Critics have noted Del Rey for her typically simple, but authentic live performances . A September 2017 concert review published in The New York Times noted: "For more than an hour, Ms. Del Rey was eerily casual, singing and smiling with the ease of someone performing at singer - songwriter night at the local coffee shop ." Another review by Roy Train published in The Hollywood Reporter in 2014 noted "a distance in her bonhomie, obvious even from my perch at the opposite end of the stage high above the fray, the chill still palpable ." </P> <P> In 2010, Del Rey acted in a short film called Poolside, which she made with several friends on a reported budget of $400 . </P>

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