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I consider acting a day job - it's not my dream it's not my be-all, end-all.

Evangeline Lilly

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Evangeline Lilly
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: August 3
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Nicole Evangeline Lilly
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I don't know why, but the warmth and the comfort of flickering light help. And a fire, in the fireplace or on the beach, is very comforting. I think when you make something consistent and familiar, it helps. I light candles every single night in my home.
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My bedroom is my sanctuary. It's the only place in the house that has a beautiful lush shag rug, which is my favorite.
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I just wanted friends. I just wanted people to like me. I just wanted for things to be simple and good. So, for five years I actively sought out mediocrity.
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I don't want everyone to think of me as just 'that kid who called Jesse Jackson a communist in middle school.' That's why I decided to become a famous actress.
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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.
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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.
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I know I can never work in a comedy because I can't keep a goddamn straight face.
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I like fantasy. I like worlds where sometimes you need the special effects to make it come alive, but it's not so fun acting it.
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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.
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I always wear something slightly masculine.
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My family didn't have a lot of money, and I'm grateful for that. Money is the longest route to happiness.
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I was a die-hard fan of these books [The Hobbit] before the films ever came out. And when I say die-hard, I wasn't the person who could speak Elvish, but I really loved them.
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I am so glad that I get to maintain a relatively down-to-earth lifestyle.
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I didn't grow up in a home that glorified Hollywood. We didn't watch TV. We didn't have a lot of magazines around.
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As an actress, and as a person, I really admire Diane Keaton. She's feisty, strong, beautiful and talented, and intelligent.
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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.
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I eventually want to come back to Canada, to disappear, have nobody know me, and just be a writer and do what I want to do.
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I actually write as a passion, as something I actually am more passionate about than acting.
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I adore having people over to my home. My number one reason I love that is because I love to see people at ease with each other.
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I enjoy the idea that even though I'm resting, I'm accomplishing something by reading a book.
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