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One of the great pleasures of working in Middle Earth is you get to be another being.

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Evangeline Lilly
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: August 3
Actor
Film Actor
Film Actress
Flight Attendant
Model
Nicole Evangeline Lilly
Pleasures
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I try my very hardest to remember that I don't have to be anything but Evangeline. That's all that's expected of me. And if I try to be more or less, I will fall flat on my face. So if I just continue to hold my head high and keep myself in check, I'm being who I was born to be.
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People initially think I'm a snob because I'm intensely private.
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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.
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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 decided I wanted to be a painter, and then that moved into wanting to be an animator. By adolescence, I just wanted it to be something that was important...something that would make a difference in people's lives or leave an imprint in history.
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Nature inspires us. Not being able to reach out and touch it, or see it, makes me get really antsy.
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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.
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I was fortunate enough to be one of those stories where I was scouted on the street by somebody and actually refused to go to the agency, and was approached on different occasions and finally kind of caved and said, 'OK, I'll try it and see what happens.
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I consider acting a day job - it's not my dream it's not my be-all, end-all.
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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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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.
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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 - because you cant possibly please everyone.
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I love getting older! I really believe that a woman doesn't reach her peak until her 40s.
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I have two roommates, so it's a challenge to keep the house the way I like.
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That is the greatest source of my anxiety on this film [The Hobbit], is that I'm going to be lynched.
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I am so glad that I get to maintain a relatively down-to-earth lifestyle.
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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.
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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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