Evangeline Lilly Quotes

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Evangeline Lilly

Profession : Actress

Birth : August 3, 1979

It's so important for women to say to other women, 'I like myself how I am.' But it's hard because in your heart of hearts you are thinking, 'I don't really.' But you have to learn to say it. Imagine what a world it would be if people felt good about themselves the whole time.

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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 it was 30 hours of natural. Eight hours of pushing - that's the part that men don't understand. Women go, 'Oh, dear, oh, dear God, eight hours of pushing?' And the men are like, 'Okay, eight hours of pushing.'

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I don't like the idea of playing a one-dimensional character who is just fearless, strong, and killer and has instincts and just thrives in dangerous circumstances - that's really boring to me, and I don't think it represents what most women feel inside.

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My favorite parts about 'The Battle of Five Armies' were the moments where you could clearly see that we were looking at New Zealand. That it wasn't done in post, it wasn't CGI, it was the beautiful, incredible creation of Mother Nature in all of her splendor.

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I have been a bit of a reluctant actress since the get-go, since the beginning of 'Lost.'

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I haven't sat down and memorized the language of Elvish, and anyone who does that is crazy!

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I've not worked with Martin Freeman. I've hung out with him, but I've not worked with him.

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It's very difficult to play opposite nothing. I did it for, like, six years - I ran from an invisible smoke monster for most of my twenties.

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I seem to be landing really great locations on a lot of my work. I hope that continues, knock on wood.

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I'm an actress, but I'm not stupid.

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When I was a little girl, I dreamed of being an elf.

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If you're going to tell stories about life, you have to include a woman in your story.

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I am five foot six, I am built of muscle and bone, and that is not very good for fashion, but it's who I am. Women who look good in fashion are six foot tall, don't have an ounce of muscle, and their legs are the size of my arm.

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Every other 16-year-old girl wanted to look at bridal magazines; I could not have been more bored with the notion.

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I have an American son and an American partner, so marriage might logistically make sense at one point. My partner is a stay-at-home father, so if he wants to be on my health plan, or tax wise, or maybe on paper we want to have our I's dotted and our T's crossed, but emotionally, neither of us really feels the need for it.

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I used to watch actors and say, 'You poor suckers, that job looks miserable.'

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I actually find flying therapeutic.

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I was brought up in a household where I was not allowed to take the Lord's name in vain.

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Life is all about embracing each moment that is given to you.

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What I wanted originally was six kids.

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