“I like ambiguity. I think it's so much more interesting to play than an overtly good or an overtly evil person.” ThinkingPersonsPlayEvilInterestingAmbiguity Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I think one of the things that is easy to have happened in a superhero story is that the female character, whether she be a heroine or not, can often be the wart on the man.” ThinkingMenCharacterStoriesEasyHappenedHe ManFemaleSuperheroHeroinesOften IsFemale CharactersWarts Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I just don't think that a lot of the time the messages we send kids prepare them for real life.” ThinkingRealKidsMessagesReal Life Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I don't want everyone to think of me as just 'that kid who called Jesse Jackson a communist in middle school.' That's why I decided to become a famous actress.” ThinkingWantKidsSchoolMiddleDecidedActressesCommunistThink Of MeMiddle SchoolFamous Actress Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I just like short hair on women, I think it's cool. And I have wanted to cut my hair for very many years, but being on contract with a television show for six years prevents you from doing that, and then being on contract with a cosmetic endorsement campaign prevents you from doing that again. So for eight years, I've had to have long, flowing locks. And I was just so sick and tired of long, flowing locks, so I chopped them.” ThinkingYearsLongShowsWantedCuttingTelevisionHairSixSickTiredEightCampaignsContractsLocksTelevision ShowsCosmeticsEndorsementsSo SickShort Hair Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I wasn't actually going to see the original film [Lord of the Ring], because I didn't think it was possible that a film could represent the books appropriately. So I was protesting, and I wasn't going to see them. And then my family all took a jaunt together, the entire family, to see the movies, and were like, "What, you're just going to stay home?" So I saw the movies and was thoroughly impressed that Peter Jackson managed to make my vision of the book come to life, as well as my sister's and my father's, and my aunt's and my uncle's, everyone's.” ThinkingWellsBookHomeTogetherFilmFatherVisionLordSawsMy FamilyOriginalsRingsMy SisterPeterImpressedUnclesAuntLord Of The Ring 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 think doing a female Elf in the Woodland realm was a bit safer, because we haven't met one of those yet.” ThinkingBitsHavensMetsFemaleRealmsWoodland 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 have these huge, pointed ears. They're like three times the size of Orlando Bloom's ears. And I think he has ear envy, I love my ears.” ThinkingThreeHugeEarsSizeEnvyThree TimesOrlando Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I think my style is very eclectic, because I love so many different things. And, that's true, too, in almost every aspect of my life. I can go from really edgy to tailored and professional, and I just love to change things up.” ThinkingI CanDifferentStyleAspectDifferent ThingsEdgyEclecticTailored 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
“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 tended to be a solitary young girl, and I still am. I would like to find a quiet corner and color in my coloring book. When I think back, I made that corner mine, not really caring about the rest of the house.” ThinkingMadeStillsBookYoungGirlHouseMinesColorQuietCornersCaringSolitary Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I have to have nature around me. I love the earth and this insanely beautiful creation that we live in. I just think it's to be marveled at and appreciated. It gives us life.” ThinkingGivingEarthBeautifulCreationAppreciated 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
“People initially think I'm a snob because I'm intensely private.” PeopleThinkingSnob 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
“I definitely come down on the spiritual side. I think very few things in life happen by chance.” ThinkingHappensSpiritualSidesChanceThings In LifeLife Happens 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
“Acting is something I appreciate, and I think it's been an amazing experience. But I'm not passionate about acting the way you probably should be to call yourself an actor.” ThinkingWayShouldActorsActingAppreciatePassionateAmazing Experiences Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I think that being isolated from the Hollywood world of premieres and red carpet events was probably good for me because I could ease into those at will and by my own choice. But in other aspects, when it comes to fanfare, Hawaii is nuts and in L.A. they're all so jaded. They don't care.” ThinkingWorldCareChoicesMy OwnEventsRedAspectHollywoodDon't CareEaseNutsIsolatedHawaiiCarpetRed CarpetJadedPremieresFanfare Author:Evangeline Lilly
