“My introduction into Marvel world was Comic-Con 2014 where I really had to take a step back and go, 'What have I walked into? What is this place? It's wild, and there's all these crazy rockstars walking around - who are all older than me, which was really weird. I was like, 'I feel too old to be in a superhero movie,' and they're like 10 years older than me.” WorldFeelsYearsStepsCrazyWalkingComicSuperheroIntroductionReally WeirdRockstarsComic Con 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
“My character is different from all of the Elves you've met before, in that she's really young. And I keep telling journalists this because I've really focused on that in my performance. I'm trying to distinguish her from all of these incredibly sage and wise Elves that have lived for thousands of years.” TryingYearsDifferentCharacterYoungWiseMetsPerformancesFocusedJournalistSage Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I made a conscious decision when I was about 17 years old to strive towards mediocrity. I completely abandoned the idea of grandeur and importance, and I wanted to be mediocre.” YearsMadeIdeasWantedDecisionConsciousImportanceStriveMediocrityAbandonedMediocreGrandeur 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
“Ironically, when I hit adolescence, I was approached about modeling and acting all the time. And, for five years, I said, "No, I'm not interested. I want a simple life, I don't want to be in the spotlight."” WantYearsSaidSimpleActingFiveFive YearsNot InterestedAdolescenceModelingSimple LifeSpotlight Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I'm very picky when it comes to men. I come across a man who I'm really attracted to about once every five years.” MenYearsFiveFive YearsPicky Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I'm a good Canadian girl. I miss all that good stuff. I miss tobogganing and I miss snowboarding, but I've also learned to surf and I've become a water baby which I used to be relatively terrified of the water and I kayak all the time now and I'm able to run year round on the beach which you can't obviously do in Canada.” YearsRunningAbleUsedGirlStuffWaterMissingBabyRoundsUsed To BeBeachCanadaTerrifiedSurfSnowboarding Author:Evangeline Lilly
