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140 quotes by Evangeline Lilly

Nicole Evangeline Lilly (born August 3, 1979) is a Canadian actress and author. She won multiple Saturn Awards and Teen Choice Awards and a Golden Globe nomination for her role as Kate Austen in the ABC series Lost (2004-2010). She is also known for her roles in films such as the psychological thriller Afterwards (2008), the war film The Hurt Locker (2008), and the sci-fi sports drama film Real Steel (2011). She plays the Elf Tauriel in the epic...
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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... →

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I just like short hair on women; I think it's cool.

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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... →

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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.

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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.

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I was a massive Tolkien fan. 'The Hobbit' was... my favorite book as a little girl, and the Silvan Elves were my favorite characters in the... →

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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.

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I was a good student, I was good at soccer, I was vice president of the student council, I was a pretty girl.

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In your 20s you can be pretty, but you don't accomplish real beauty until you find wisdom and depth.

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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... →

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As a filmmaker, you have to understand the essence of the book and tell the story you want to see on the screen, and hopefully please yourself -... →

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I think I'm not always what I seem. Most people, when they get to know me, say, 'You know, when I first met you...' People initially... →

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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... →

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