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I started to do everything I could to succeed, but found that the more successful I became, the less people liked me.

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Evangeline Lilly
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: August 3
Actor
Film Actor
Film Actress
Flight Attendant
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Nicole Evangeline Lilly
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The people on my mum's side of the family are atheist intellectuals who are ueber-proper. My dad's side of the family are missionaries who are more comfortable sitting around in sweatpants than they are in a five-star restaurant. But those two influences converged in my life.
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People initially think I'm a snob because I'm intensely private.
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There are jobs to be created on both sides of the climate argument. Whether we are investing in oil or sun, coal or wind, gas or algae, the economy will be stimulated by the investment. The economy, unlike each of us, is not swayed by ideology.
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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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If your home is peaceful, then you're going to go out in your day peacefully.
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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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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 just really like ants, and I really like science. I was interested and curious about the quantum world and the physics behind how it all works.
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A month and a half after my first audition, I won the role on Lost.
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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.
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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 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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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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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 being outside - that's where I'm the happiest.
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I am so glad that I get to maintain a relatively down-to-earth lifestyle.
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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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