“I like fantasy. I like worlds where sometimes you need the special effects to make it come alive, but it's not so fun acting it.” WorldNeedsSometimesFunActingFantasyAliveSpecialEffectsSpecial Effects 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
“When I am doing things around the house - when I'm decorating, setting up furniture, putting out a vase of flowers, lighting my candles, my mind is always thinking, "What do I need to do to make this space peaceful and restful and comfortable so that when people walk into it, aesthetically they're heightened and enlightened?"” PeopleThinkingNeedsMindHouseSpaceWalksFlowerComfortableSettingSettingsPeacefulEnlightenedCandleFurnitureLightingAlways ThinkingVasesDecoratingRestful Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I don't have the educated knowledge of what textures, colors, shapes and spaces need to be put together to make something just right. I'm learning it by trial and error, which is something that's slow going.” NeedsTogetherSpaceColorShapesErrorsTrialsEducatedTextureTrial And Error Author:Evangeline Lilly
“For me there's a need for balance - fulfilling the sensitive side, letting my guard down, holding back the warrior in me. And I have to be vulnerable which is very hard for me to do.” NeedsHardSidesBalanceVulnerableWarriorSensitiveFulfillingHolding Back 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 stood by is that women are beautiful and sexy. We shouldn't be afraid of that. [But] we need to make sure that we present that beauty and that sexiness in a way that says we are in control of our bodies. We're strong, we're classy, we're beautiful, powerful beings to be reckoned with, not victims.” WayNeedsKindBodyBeautifulStrongPowerfulStandardsVictimSexyStrictSexiness Author:Evangeline Lilly
