“If you watch a film from beginning to end, with no women in it, it's really difficult.” IfsEndsFilmDifficultWatches Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I don't know if any of you feel this way, but it's like eventually, you see a woman come on screen and you go, "Oh, thank God!" You just sort of need a break from all this testosterone, which happened, I think, in one of my films, The Hurt Locker. I was in it for like five minutes, and people were like, "You were in that movie!" And I was like, "Well, kind of." And they were like, "No, you were!" 'Cause they needed a woman!” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWayNeedsFeelsWellsKindFilmCausesHurtBreakFiveHappenedMinutesLike YouNeededScreensThank GodFive MinutesLockersTestosteroneHurt Locker Author:Evangeline Lilly
“If your home is peaceful, then you're going to go out in your day peacefully.” IfsHomePeaceful Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I try my very hardest to remember that I don't have to be anything but Evangeline. That's all that's expected of me. And if I try to be more or less, I will fall flat on my face. So if I just continue to hold my head high and keep myself in check, I'm being who I was born to be.” IfsTryingRememberFacesFallBornExpectedChecksHardestFlats Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I am who I am and I am what I am. And it's beautiful. And it's okay even if it doesn't look like the sexiest Victoria Secret model. It also boils down to my interactions with people.” PeopleIfsLooksBeautifulSecretModelsOkayWho I AmInteractionVictoriaI Am Who I AmSexiestI Am What I Am Author:Evangeline Lilly
“To impress me, a guy has to be completely unaffected by my presence. If he wants to talk to me, talk to me; if he doesn't, don't.” IfsWantGuyImpressTalk To Me Author: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, I used to think, 'I'm being fake,' but you know what? Better to be fake and happy than real and miserable.” IfsThinkingKnowsInspirationalRealMotivationalUsedHealthySuicideUnhappyMiserableWell BeingFakeContagiousSuicidal ThoughtsYour Smile Author: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 you that there’s going to be a day every week when I’m going to stuff myself, especially if it’s PMS time.” IfsStuffWeekSweetFoolDietsGuaranteesChocolateCookiesErrandsPmsSomething Sweet Author: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 restaurant. But those two influences converged in my life. My heart is in helping people and in the less materialistic side of things, but there's the side of me that's more polished. If I were to live in Africa, serving the poor, the number-one thing I'd miss wouldn't be running water or electricity—it would be style...being able to get dressed up and feel beautiful.” PeopleIfsFeelsHeartTwoHelpingWould BeRunningAbleBeautifulStarsSidesWaterPoorNumbersFiveOne ThingInfluenceMissingStyleDadMy HeartComfortableSittingMy DadRestaurantsServingElectricityHelping PeopleMaterialisticPolishedSitting AroundDressed UpFeeling BeautifulRunning WaterSweatpants Author:Evangeline Lilly
“If Americans could choose, would they choose to work on the infrastructure for cancer-causing oil power or would they choose to work on the infrastructure for health-reviving wind power?” IfsWindCancerOilInfrastructureWind Power Author:Evangeline Lilly
“If I were to live in Africa, serving the poor, the number-one thing I'd miss wouldn't be running water or electricity - it would be style... being able to get dressed up and feel beautiful.” IfsFeelsWould BeRunningAbleBeautifulWaterPoorNumbersOne ThingMissingStyleServingElectricityDressed UpFeeling BeautifulRunning Water Author:Evangeline Lilly
