22 Quotes & Sayings By Evangeline Lilly

Evangeline Lilly is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Kate Austen in the ABC series Lost and as Tauriel in the films The Hobbit film trilogy, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Born in Sydney, Australia, she was raised in Brisbane, Australia. She began acting in local theatre productions at a young age, and made her screen debut in the movie The Adventures of Living History Read more

In 2001, she appeared in the thriller Pay It Forward opposite Kevin Spacey and Haley Joel Osment. Lilly starred in films such as Pleasantville (1998), Babe: Pig in the City (1998), Antz (1998) and The X-Files: Fight the Future (1999). She received international recognition for her performance as Tauriel in The Hobbit films and The Desolation of Smaug.

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I just like short hair on women I think it's cool. Evangeline Lilly
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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. Evangeline Lilly
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If you can't sit in a cafe quietly and be ignored, how can you observe human nature and write a story? Evangeline Lilly
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The difference in my body from pre-pregnancy to post-baby was night and day. I didn't have the strength, I didn't have the flexibility, I didn't have the stamina, I didn't have the mobility. I felt like I was handicapped. Evangeline Lilly
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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. Evangeline Lilly
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Wonder Woman was my favorite superhero as a little girl. I still have a huge girl crush on Wonder Woman I think she's amazing. Evangeline Lilly
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My son is wonderful. He is amazing. Evangeline Lilly
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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. Evangeline Lilly
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It would be amazing to play Sylvia Plath. She was so dark, and what came out of her writing was troubled and fierce. The dimensions, levels, layers and levels would be incredible to take on. Evangeline Lilly
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I definitely come down on the spiritual side. I think very few things in life happen by chance. Evangeline Lilly
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I would love to pretend I don't diet, but I work very hard. I stay active and eat very healthy. Anybody who says otherwise is either unhealthy or lying! I will admit that I'm addicted to sugar - licorice, Jujubees and jelly candies. And I actually love bran muffins! Evangeline Lilly
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I have an American son and an American partner, so marriage might logistically make sense at one point. My partner is a stay-at-home father, so if he wants to be on my health plan, or tax wise, or maybe on paper we want to have our I's dotted and our T's crossed, but emotionally, neither of us really feels the need for it. Evangeline Lilly
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In your 20s you can be pretty, but you don't accomplish real beauty until you find wisdom and depth. Evangeline Lilly
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I'm from Canada, and New Zealand feels like you took all the best bits of Canada and squished them onto a tiny island like Hawaii. I was absolutely blown away by the beauty of the South Island. Evangeline Lilly
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Around the time I graduated from high school, I decided better to underachieve and have friendship than to overachieve and be alone. Evangeline Lilly
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There's nothing more frustrating than when fans use a nickname. That's like people you don't know using names from people that you're intimate with. Like if my mom has a nickname and a fan finds it out and starts using it, that's creepy. Evangeline Lilly
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People were fed up with reality shows about midgets getting married and weird Jerry Springer talk shows. There had been a real dry spell of intelligent family-oriented viewing: the type of program that Mom, Dad and the kids can all watch together. With 'Lost, ' there are just so many characters for people to invest in. Evangeline Lilly
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When I got the job on 'Lost, ' I was a broke university student living in the crappiest part of town, with a duct-taped back window on a broken-down car. I existed on peanut butter and tea. Evangeline Lilly
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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. Evangeline Lilly
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I had my baby outside in a thunderstorm. It was really romantic. Evangeline Lilly
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When I got old enough to date, I realized that Valentine's Day is just a commercial marketing scam to make men feel bad. So I let my boyfriends off the hook. Evangeline Lilly