“The world is full of opportunities, and I want to try as many as I possibly can.” Quote by 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
“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
“There are jobs to be created on both sides of the climate argument. Whether we are investing in oil or sun, coal or wind, gas or algae, the economy will be stimulated by the investment. The economy, unlike each of us, is not swayed by ideology.” JobsSidesEconomySunWindArgumentInvestmentClimateInvestingOilIdeologyGasCoalBoth SidesAlgae Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I believe economic growth should translate into the happiness and progress of all. Along with it, there should be development of art and culture, literature and education, science and technology. We have to see how to harness the many resources of India for achieving common good and for inclusive growth.” ShouldBelieveArtHappinessCultureLiteratureI BelieveGrowthCommonTechnologyProgressEconomicAchieveDevelopmentResourcesIndiaTranslateEconomic GrowthCommon GoodScience And TechnologyHarnessArt And CultureEconomic Progress Author:Pratibha Patil