Evangeline Lilly

I don't want to shield kids from reality.

— Evangeline Lilly

When I act, I come away drained. When I write, I come away energized.

— Evangeline Lilly

I always wear something slightly masculine.

— Evangeline Lilly

I tend to appreciate the tiny moments and they make me the happiest.

— Evangeline Lilly

Life is magically beautiful. And it brings you what is perfect.

— Evangeline Lilly

A creative project is a moving target. You never end up where you start.

— Evangeline Lilly

I'm a pretty skeptical person, and I'm a realistic person.

— Evangeline Lilly

I'm a bit delusional, but every time I do a job, I think I'm retired.

— Evangeline Lilly

I seem to date these really metrosexual men who always know less about cars than I do!

— Evangeline Lilly

I love to dance. Don't get me started, because you will never get me to stop.

— Evangeline Lilly

I cried myself to sleep wishing I was ugly because men leered and disrespected me.

— Evangeline Lilly

If you can't sit in a cafe quietly and be ignored, how can you observe human nature and write a story?

— Evangeline Lilly

For ages I didn't want to be noticed. Then I decided to assert myself by going to auditions.

— Evangeline Lilly

I like fantasy. I like worlds where sometimes you need the special effects to make it come alive, but it's not so…

— Evangeline Lilly

That is the greatest source of my anxiety on this film [The Hobbit], is that I'm going to be lynched.

— Evangeline Lilly

I loved being a waitress. At times I think...I'd just like to go back and be a waitress for a few weeks…

— Evangeline Lilly

Being a Christian doesn't sit well in this industry. I don't mind kissing scenes if they're telling the story, but I won't…

— Evangeline Lilly

Diets are a fool’s errand. I eat something sweet every day, whether it’s chocolate or a cookie. If I don’t, I guarantee…

— Evangeline Lilly

Even if you're unhappy, just pretend that you're happy. Eventually, your smile will be contagious to yourself. I had to learn that,…

— Evangeline Lilly

I decided I wanted to be a painter, and then that moved into wanting to be an animator. By adolescence, I just…

— Evangeline Lilly

I think one of the things that is easy to have happened in a superhero story is that the female character, whether…

— Evangeline Lilly

One of the things that I miss about Canada is that even the strangers, you have an immediate rapport, there's just an…

— Evangeline Lilly

Even though I'm resting I'm accomplishing something by sewing that shirt that I've been meaning to sew for weeks. And it's relaxing.…

— Evangeline Lilly

I was a die-hard fan of these books [The Hobbit] before the films ever came out. And when I say die-hard, I…

— Evangeline Lilly

My dad's side of the family are missionaries who are more comfortable sitting around in sweatpants than they are in a five-star…

— Evangeline Lilly

I can't see myself acting for 40 years. I just can't. I love acting, but the pressures of this industry are enough…

— Evangeline Lilly

My character is different from all of the Elves you've met before, in that she's really young. And I keep telling journalists…

— Evangeline Lilly

I was fortunate enough to be one of those stories where I was scouted on the street by somebody and actually refused…

— Evangeline Lilly

I think the coolest thing about having the DVD released right now is that anyone who is a die hard fan, who…

— Evangeline Lilly

My introduction into Marvel world was Comic-Con 2014 where I really had to take a step back and go, 'What have I…

— Evangeline Lilly

The first year was very difficult. I found it so hard because people kept saying in interviews, 'You must be so thrilled,…

— Evangeline Lilly

I got the script for 'Real Steel.' I started reading and saw that it was about robot boxing, and I was immediately…

— Evangeline Lilly

I've been careful what I've put my name to.

— Evangeline Lilly

I've gotten used to Hollywood and I understand who I am within it.

— Evangeline Lilly

I really believe that a woman doesn't reach her peak until her 40s.

— Evangeline Lilly

A month and a half after my first audition, I won the role on Lost.

— Evangeline Lilly

In high school, people wanted to find the worst in me.

— Evangeline Lilly

I had my baby outside in a thunderstorm. It was really romantic.

— Evangeline Lilly

People initially think I'm a snob because I'm intensely private.

— Evangeline Lilly

I love my home. It's the only thing I really spend money on. I don't really spend a lot of money on…

— Evangeline Lilly