“I didn't grow up in a home that glorified Hollywood. We didn't watch TV. We didn't have a lot of magazines around.” Quote by Evangeline Lilly
“I'm a very stubborn woman and I'm from a very stubborn family of headstrong women. I have sisters, so the women rule the coop in my house.” HouseStrong WomenStubbornHeadstrong 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
“The world is full of opportunities, and I want to try as many as I possibly can.” WorldWantTryingOpportunity 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
“I was fortunate enough to be one of those stories where I was scouted on the street by somebody and actually refused to go to the agency, and was approached on different occasions and finally kind of caved and said, 'OK, I'll try it and see what happens.” TryingKindSaidDifferentEnoughStoriesHappensStreetsOccasionsFortunateAgency 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
“If Americans could choose, would they choose to work on the infrastructure for cancer-causing oil power or would they choose to work on the infrastructure for health-reviving wind power?” IfsWindCancerOilInfrastructureWind Power Author:Evangeline Lilly
“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.” IfsFeelsWould BeRunningAbleBeautifulWaterPoorNumbersOne ThingMissingStyleServingElectricityDressed UpFeeling BeautifulRunning Water 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