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title: "5 Decided Quotes By Evangeline Lilly"
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> [We decided to have the baby at home because we wanted it to be a natural birth, and it turns out that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/we-decided-to-have-the-baby-at-home-because-we-wanted-it-to-be-a/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccc/evangeline-lilly-1168_baby_we-decided-to-have-the-baby-at-home-beca_134103.png)

> [Around the time I graduated from high school, I decided better to underachieve and have friendship than to overachieve and be alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/around-the-time-i-graduated-from-high-school-i-decided-better-to/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/436/evangeline-lilly-1168_alone_around-the-time-i-graduated-from-high-sc_1942012.png)

> [I don't want everyone to think of me as just 'that kid who called Jesse Jackson a communist in middle school.' That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/i-don-t-want-everyone-to-think-of-me-as-just-that-kid-who-called/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/093/evangeline-lilly-1168_actress_i-don-t-want-everyone-to-think-of-me-as_2389333.png)

> [I decided I wanted to be a painter, and then that moved into wanting to be an animator. By adolescence, I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/i-decided-i-wanted-to-be-a-painter-and-then-that-moved-into-wanting/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/evangeline-lilly-1168_adolescence_i-decided-i-wanted-to-be-a-painter-and-t_2916991.png)

> [Ever since high school I had done things so people wouldn't just respect me because of the way I looked. I decided,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/ever-since-high-school-i-had-done-things-so-people-wouldn-t-just/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

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## Other authors on Decided

## More by Evangeline Lilly

> [You can't have a movie with a group of people that are significant players in the story, that push forward the plot, without introducing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/you-can-t-have-a-movie-with-a-group-of-people-that-are-significant/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

> [I'm a very stubborn woman and I'm from a very stubborn family of headstrong women. I have sisters, so the women rule the coop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/i-m-a-very-stubborn-woman-and-i-m-from-a-very-stubborn-family-of/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 understanding that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/one-of-the-things-that-i-miss-about-canada-is-that-even-the-strangers/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

> [People initially think I'm a snob because I'm intensely private.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/people-initially-think-i-m-a-snob-because-i-m-intensely-private/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

> [I actually write as a passion, as something I actually am more passionate about than acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/i-actually-write-as-a-passion-as-something-i-actually-am-more/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

> [I like to be around people who make me laugh. It's one of my favorite things on a set. I hate it when people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/i-like-to-be-around-people-who-make-me-laugh-it-s-one-of-my-favorite/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

> [I am kind of prudish and I have very strict standards about how I present myself. But one of the things that I've always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/i-am-kind-of-prudish-and-i-have-very-strict-standards-about-how-i/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

> [Outside of acting, the person that I admire the most is my mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/outside-of-acting-the-person-that-i-admire-the-most-is-my-mother/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

> [Truthfully, I love being in the jungle. I love it when the make-up artists come to set, they come equipped with dirt and sweat.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/truthfully-i-love-being-in-the-jungle-i-love-it-when-the-make-up/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

> [I was a massive Tolkien fan. 'The Hobbit' was... my favorite book as a little girl, and the Silvan Elves were my favorite characters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/i-was-a-massive-tolkien-fan-the-hobbit-was-my-favorite-book-as-a/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

> [I'm not stressed out about where my next paycheck is coming from, or what I am doing with the rest of my life. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/i-m-not-stressed-out-about-where-my-next-paycheck-is-coming-from-or/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

> [Hollywood is the Sodom and Gomorrah of today. It's a world I avoid because it's destroying our culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/hollywood-is-the-sodom-and-gomorrah-of-today-it-s-a-world-i-avoid/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

> [I've been astounded to discover how good to their teams and crew that Marvel are. They're so collaborative, so smart with their stories. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/i-ve-been-astounded-to-discover-how-good-to-their-teams-and-crew-that/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

> [I changed jobs like I changed shirts. It was something I just like to do - I like trying my hand at everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/i-changed-jobs-like-i-changed-shirts-it-was-something-i-just-like-to/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

> [I always wear something slightly masculine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/i-always-wear-something-slightly-masculine/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

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