Nicole Richie: 'I've Taken Responsibility For My Actions'

Nicole Richie strikes a fierce pose on the cover of Instyle's upcoming October issue.  The stylish starlet opened up to the fashion magazine about her troubled past, her tattoos and both of her pregnancies!   

Richie has come a long way since her Simple Life days with Paris Hilton.  The petite fashionista admits she takes responsibility for all of her choices in life. 

Check out some of the highlights:

On the past: "One thing about me is that I've always taken responsibility for my own actions whether they're good or bad. Even when I was going through my tough time, that was a situation that I created. People ask me, do I blame Hollywood or my parents? No, I don't blame my parents. It had nothing to do with them. I created it and manifested it and I got myself through it with the help of a lot of great people."

On tattoo regrets: "I'm a Virgo and the sign is a virgin. So when I was 16, I got the word virgin tattooed on my wrist, thinking I was sooo deep and cool. And now I just look really weird having virgin written across my wrist and I have to explain it."

On pregnancy: "Being pregnant with Harlow was easy. I was wearing heels for eight months. I never got sick and I was like, 'Oh, what are people talking about?' But with Sparrow, I was so sick. And my feet were swelling. They were polar opposite pregnancies."

On Harlow: "She picks her own clothes. It's a 20-minute thing - it begins at 7:30 each morning - but it is what it is and it's fine."

Nicole Richie's Instyle cover will hit stands at the end of September!