Quotes from Evangeline Lilly

Somebody could take a picture of me from across the room, and I would feel like I wanted to rip their face off.

I've had to find my sanity.

I haven't sat down and memorized the language of Elvish, and anyone who does that is crazy!

I don't want to just model. Anyone can do that. I've let myself be in magazines in the past without participating as much as I should have.

My partner doesn't read. He's not illiterate - he just chooses not to read - and I love reading. I'm obsessed with reading.

I am an opportunist. When opportunities come, and I see them serving my grander goals in life, I take them.

I don't want to shield kids from reality.

We're not going to protect the Earth the way we need to protect it if we don't stop making so many babies.

By rights, I should be an out-of-work actress because I just don't want it as badly as some people want it.

I really believe that a woman doesn't reach her peak until her 40s.

'Why are we here?' 'What is our purpose? 'Is there an afterlife?' 'Is there a God?' 'Is it all about science?' Those are big questions, and usually, TV is a little scared to go there.

Life is magically beautiful. And it brings you what is perfect.

After about five hours of pushing, my midwife and my birthing assistant said, 'You know, we have a few suggestions.' And I was like, 'Really? After five hours of pushing you have a few suggestions? You couldn't have told me five minutes in?'

Believe me, there is nothing more rewarding than making Peter Jackson chuckle.

I say no to photographs. When people take my picture, I feel like they've taken a piece of me, and I can't get that back. It's soul-draining.

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.

I do love 'Star Wars,' although I'm not one of those crazy fans who knows everything about everyone.

There are so many reasons why, for me, writing is superior to acting. One of them is anonymity. Writers can live relatively normal lives.

It's a surprisingly sacrificial job being an actor.

I think one of the things that is easy to have happened in a superhero story is that the female character, whether she be a heroine or not, can often be the wart on the man.

I cried myself to sleep wishing I was ugly because men leered and disrespected me, because they assumed things about my mental capacity or my physical willingness based on the way I look.

I love my home. It's the only thing I really spend money on. I don't really spend a lot of money on anything else. No fancy cars. No designer clothes.

If you can't sit in a cafe quietly and be ignored, how can you observe human nature and write a story?

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