“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 take themselves serious in a film set.” PeopleFilmHateLaughingSeriousI HateMy FavoriteFavorites ThingsMake Me LaughFilm Set Author:Evangeline Lilly
“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 at least one or two of them.” PeopleTwoStoriesPlayerGroupsSignificantPlotIntroducing 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 decided I wanted to be a painter, and then that moved into wanting to be an animator. By adolescence, I just wanted it to be something that was important...something that would make a difference in people's lives or leave an imprint in history.” PeopleImportantWantedDifferencesDecidedMovedPainterMaking A DifferenceAdolescenceAnimator Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I started to do everything I could to succeed, but found that the more successful I became, the less people liked me.” PeopleFoundSuccessfulSucceed Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I just wanted friends. I just wanted people to like me. I just wanted for things to be simple and good. So, for five years I actively sought out mediocrity.” PeopleYearsWantedSimpleFiveLike MeFive YearsMediocrity Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I adore having people over to my home. My number one reason I love that is because I love to see people at ease with each other.” PeopleReasonHomeNumbersEaseAdore 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
“When I was little, I attended five different elementary schools. My parents are very restless people, which is probably where I get my own nomadic lifestyle from.” PeopleLittlesDifferentSchoolParentMy OwnFiveLifestyleRestlessElementary SchoolNomadic 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
“I'm surrounded by people who care about me and love me. I have a great job. I have wonderful roommates who take care of me. I have a family who adores me.” PeopleCareJobsWonderfulAnd LoveTake CareAdoreWho CaresGreat JobRoommateTake Care Of Me Author:Evangeline Lilly
“People initially think I'm a snob because I'm intensely private.” PeopleThinkingSnob Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I can still go grocery shopping and not get mobbed. But when I was in South Africa this summer, I had people asking for autographs, and that scared me.” PeopleStillsI CanSummerAskingSouthScaredShoppingSouth AfricaGroceriesAutographsGrocery Shopping Author:Evangeline Lilly
“The directors did an amazing job and Josh Holloway is just he's just shining. I think that, of the people I started working with, he's one of the people I'm most impressed with. How he's grown and learned and he's been just stunning everyone with his performances.” PeopleThinkingJobsDirectorsPerformancesShiningImpressedStunningJoshAmazing Job 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
“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
“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.” PeopleHeartHelpingSidesMy HeartHelping PeopleMaterialisticPolished Author:Evangeline Lilly
“That's what happens in Hollywood. People are like, 'I want to hate you, because everyone else seems to love you.' But the reality is this: I'm a simple person who's not interested in attention and who just wants to go about her business.” PeopleWantPersonsRealitySeemsHappensHateSimpleAttentionLove YouHollywoodNot InterestedHate YouSimple Person Author:Evangeline Lilly
“The people on my mum's side of the family are atheist intellectuals who are ueber-proper. 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.” PeopleTwoStarsSidesFiveInfluenceDadComfortableSittingMy DadAtheistRestaurantsMumSitting AroundSweatpants Author:Evangeline Lilly
