Ironically, when I hit adolescence, I was approached about modeling and acting all the time. And, for five years, I said, "No,… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
By rights, I should be an out-of-work actress because I just don't want it as badly as some people want it. — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I read every single letter. Some just break my heart. I've cried over letters that have come in, from young women and… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I think women in Hollywood who don't do Botox and plastic surgery are revered. I revere them... My plan is to never… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
As a filmmaker, you have to understand the essence of the book and tell the story you want to see on the… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
Originally, I wanted to do humanitarian work. I actually feel that getting into acting, which fate has led me to, is my… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
That's what happens in Hollywood. People are like, 'I want to hate you, because everyone else seems to love you.' But the… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
The way I've been able to embrace fame is by realizing that celebrity is just a means to send whatever message you… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
The world is full of opportunities, and I want to try as many as I possibly can. — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I've had boyfriends complain, "Wait, you don't want to see me?" No, I don't. I just want to hang out by myself.… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
To impress me, a guy has to be completely unaffected by my presence. If he wants to talk to me, talk to… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I think men don't know what they want, so the idea of not knowing what they're getting makes it a little easier… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
If one day a TV series comes into my head, and that is what I want to write, I'll write it. It… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I don't want everyone to think of me as just 'that kid who called Jesse Jackson a communist in middle school.' That's… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I'm very proud of being a woman, and as a woman, I don't even like the word feminism because when I hear… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I got called and was told, "We'd like you to do The Hobbit", which was my favorite of all of them when… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I have an American son and an American partner, so marriage might logistically make sense at one point. My partner is a… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I don't want to just model. Anyone can do that. I've let myself be in magazines in the past without participating as… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I eventually want to come back to Canada, to disappear, have nobody know me, and just be a writer and do what… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
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… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
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… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
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… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I actually write as a passion, as something I actually am more passionate about than acting. — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
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… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
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… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
Outside of acting, the person that I admire the most is my mother. — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
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.… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I was a massive Tolkien fan. 'The Hobbit' was... my favorite book as a little girl, and the Silvan Elves were my favorite characters… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
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… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
Hollywood is the Sodom and Gomorrah of today. It's a world I avoid because it's destroying our culture. — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
