Latest Evangeline Lilly Quotes from Interviews

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• I've had boyfriends complain, "Wait, you don't want to see me?" No, I don't. I just want to hang out by myself. So screw off.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Waiting, Complaining, Want

  Source: www.esquire.com

• To impress me, a guy has to be completely unaffected by my presence. If he wants to talk to me, talk to me; if he doesn't, don't.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Guy, Want, Talk To Me

  Source: www.esquire.com

• My valentine is always my dad.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Dad, Valentine, My Dad

  Source: www.esquire.com

• 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

  Valentine, Men, My Boyfriend

  Source: www.esquire.com

• People initially think I'm a snob because I'm intensely private.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Thinking, People, Snob

  Source: www.esquire.com

• I can still go grocery shopping and not get mobbed. But when I was in South Africa this summer, I had people asking for autographs, and that scared me.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Summer, Shopping, People

  Source: www.esquire.com

• I think I'm not always what I seem.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Thinking, Seems

  Source: www.esquire.com

• I think men don't know what they want, so the idea of not knowing what they're getting makes it a little easier on them.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Men, Thinking, Ideas

  Source: www.esquire.com

• Writing is my number one passion. I've written two novels. I've written a screenplay. I also write short stories and poetry.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Passion, Writing, Numbers

  Source: www.justjared.com

• Even though I'm resting I'm accomplishing something by sewing that shirt that I've been meaning to sew for weeks. And it's relaxing. It's so very meditative and quiet and enjoyable. But at least I'm producing something. I'm being productive in some way. I have a very hard time being completely idle.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Hard Times, Way, Quiet

  Source: www.justjared.com

• I enjoy the idea that even though I'm resting, I'm accomplishing something by reading a book.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Book, Reading, Ideas

  Source: www.justjared.com

• As an actress, and as a person, I really admire Diane Keaton. She's feisty, strong, beautiful and talented, and intelligent.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Beautiful, Strong, Intelligent

  Source: www.justjared.com

• Outside of acting, the person that I admire the most is my mother.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Mother, Acting, Admire

  Source: www.justjared.com

• The way I've been able to embrace fame is by realizing that celebrity is just a means to send whatever message you want out into the world.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Mean, World, Want

  Source: www.justjared.com

• Originally, I wanted to do humanitarian work. I actually feel that getting into acting, which fate has led me to, is my window and path into humanitarian work. I always said I want to do something important. And I feel this work is what's helping me get there.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Fate, Acting, Important

  Source: www.justjared.com

• I love the creative end of acting. But I hate fame.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Hate, Creative, Acting

  Source: www.justjared.com

• I am so glad that I get to maintain a relatively down-to-earth lifestyle.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Earth, Lifestyle, Down To Earth

  Source: www.justjared.com

• I changed jobs like I changed shirts. It was something I just like to do - I like trying my hand at everything.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Jobs, Hands, Trying

  Source: www.justjared.com

• Truthfully, I love being in the jungle. I love it when the make-up artists come to set, they come equipped with dirt and sweat. I spend my days climbing trees and I can crawl out of bed and walk on set and that's exactly all I have to look like.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Artist, Love Is, Climbing

  Source: www.justjared.com

• I'm surrounded by people who care about me and love me. I have a great job. I have wonderful roommates who take care of me. I have a family who adores me.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Jobs, People, And Love

  Source: www.justjared.com

• I'm very sensitive. Emotionally, I bruise very easily. I'm a Leo, and this is very characteristic of our sign.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Bruises, Sensitive, Characteristics

  Source: www.justjared.com

• For me there's a need for balance - fulfilling the sensitive side, letting my guard down, holding back the warrior in me. And I have to be vulnerable which is very hard for me to do.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Warrior, Balance, Sides

  Source: www.justjared.com

• There's a massive part of me that can be bold and courageous...very strong and very assertive and independent, almost to a fault sometimes.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Strong, Independent, Faults

  Source: www.justjared.com

• I read every single letter. Some just break my heart. I've cried over letters that have come in, from young women and older women alike, saying to me, "You know, you made me want to stop crash dieting and just be healthy. You are my role model. I want to be like you."

  Evangeline Lilly

  Heart, Role Models, Healthy

  Source: www.justjared.com

• I am who I am and I am what I am. And it's beautiful. And it's okay even if it doesn't look like the sexiest Victoria Secret model. It also boils down to my interactions with people.

  Evangeline Lilly

  Beautiful, Who I Am, People

  Source: www.justjared.com