A biography for Evangeline Lillyhasn’t been written yet.
“In your 20s you can be pretty, but you don't accomplish real beauty until you find wisdom and depth.”
“Life is all about embracing each moment that is given to you.”
“I have battled clinical depression and have come out of the other side. I've been free of it for many years now. Finding the place in my own mind and heart to win that battle without using medication, finding the place within myself where I could be alive again, that was one of the biggest challenges I've faced.”
“There are so many roles on TV that I don't covet. I see them, and I'm glad I don't have to play them.”
“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.'”
“If you go back to, say, the Brothers Grimm or Roald Dahl, you see so much darkness in children's material.”
“I always wear something slightly masculine.”
“I think that being isolated from the Hollywood world of premieres and red carpet events was probably good for me because I could ease into those at will and by my own choice. But in other aspects, when it comes to fanfare, Hawaii is nuts and in L.A. they're all so jaded. They don't care.”
“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.”
“Believe me, there is nothing more rewarding than making Peter Jackson chuckle.”
“I'm the kind of person who, if I were living in another time, if I had to pick any time, I would probably be a pioneer. I just love the simplicity of what it means to work hard with your hands - to eat and survive.”
“When I hear the words 'Women should be barefoot and pregnant and in the kitchen,' I think, 'What. A. Dream.' There are no negative connotations to it.”
“The reality is when you open a door, there is no sense in closing it - so I would never say, 'I'll never act again.' But it's definitely not my priority.”
“I would love to pretend I don't diet, but I work very hard. I stay active and eat very healthy. Anybody who says otherwise is either unhealthy or lying! I will admit that I'm addicted to sugar - licorice, Jujubees and jelly candies. And I actually love bran muffins!”
“I think women in Hollywood who don't do Botox and plastic surgery are revered. I revere them... My plan is to never go there. I'm too vain to get plastic surgery because I don't like how it looks, and I want to look my best.”
“I used to cry myself to sleep wishing I was ugly because of the way men leered at and disrespected me.”
“My family didn't have a lot of money, and I'm grateful for that. Money is the longest route to happiness.”
“In every one of the 'Squickerwonker' books, we will explore a new Squickerwonker character and their vice and how their vice generally leads to their undoing.”
“When I was a little girl, I dreamed of being an elf.”
“When I was 14 years old, I was crazy about Dr. Seuss. I loved the words he made up, and I just thought, 'Well, if he can make up words, then I can make up words.'”