“I know I can never work in a comedy because I can't keep a goddamn straight face.” KnowsI CanFacesComedyBecause I CanStraight Face Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I got called and was told, "We'd like you to do The Hobbit", which was my favorite of all of them when I was a kid - "And we want you to play a character that's not in the books", I gulped and hesitated, but then I went, "These guys know this world, and they represent this world so well, that I actually think they've earned the right to have a little play."” ThinkingKnowsWorldWantWellsLittlesBookPlayCharacterKidsGuyThis WorldLike YouMy Favorite 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
“I bought almost every single thing that I furnished my house with at the Salvation Army in Hawaii. All second hand. Some of them are kind of retro, and some of them you'd never know.” KnowsKindHandsHouseArmySalvationHawaiiSecond HandRetroSalvation Army Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I don't know why, but the warmth and the comfort of flickering light help. And a fire, in the fireplace or on the beach, is very comforting. I think when you make something consistent and familiar, it helps. I light candles every single night in my home.” ThinkingKnowsHelpingHomeLightNightFireComfortFamiliarBeachConsistentWarmthCandleComfortingFireplacesFlickering Light Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I eventually want to come back to Canada, to disappear, have nobody know me, and just be a writer and do what I want to do.” KnowsWantDisappearCanadaKnow MeNobody Knows Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I read every single letter. Some just break my heart. I've cried over letters that have come in, from young women and older women alike, saying to me, "You know, you made me want to stop crash dieting and just be healthy. You are my role model. I want to be like you."” KnowsWantHeartMadeYoungRolesBreakLike YouMy HeartHealthyModelsLettersRole ModelsCriedCrashYoung WomenDietingBreaking My HeartOlder Women Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I think men don't know what they want, so the idea of not knowing what they're getting makes it a little easier on them.” ThinkingKnowsMenWantLittlesIdeasKnowingEasierNot Knowing 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
“To put it simply - you know, a lot of people believe that the benefit of this job is fame and fortune. I believe that you pay for the fortune through the fame. I don't buy into the notion that being famous is somehow a good thing, or an exciting thing, or a wonderful thing.” PeopleKnowsBelieveJobsI BelievePayWonderfulFameBenefitsExcitingGood ThingsFortuneNotionWonderful ThingsBeing FamousExciting ThingsSimply You Author:Evangeline Lilly
