Canadian - Actress | August 3, 1979 -
Even if you're unhappy, just pretend that you're happy. Eventually, your smile will be contagious to yourself. I had to learn that. I used to think, 'I'm being fake,' but you know what? Better to be fake and happy than real and miserable.
Evangeline Lilly
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A creative project is a moving target. You never end up where you start.
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Your mind and soul are the kings of your physique way more than any exercise you do.
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If you can't sit in a cafe quietly and be ignored, how can you observe human nature and write a story?
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I just like short hair on women; I think it's cool.
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Every woman is after a kind of classy image.
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I'm very proud of being a woman, and as a woman, I don't even like the word 'feminism' because when I hear that word, I associate it with women trying to pretend to be men, and I'm not interested in trying to pretend to be a man. I don't want to embrace manhood; I want to embrace my womanhood.
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I lived in grass huts in a jungle in the Philippines for three weeks with tribal people.
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That's what happens in Hollywood. People are like, 'I want to hate you, because everyone else seems to love you.' But the reality is this: I'm a simple person who's not interested in attention and who just wants to go about her business.
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I got the script for 'Real Steel.' I started reading and saw that it was about robot boxing, and I was immediately turned off. It's not my thing. But I continued on, and by the time I got to the end of the script, I had chicken skin and tears in my eyes. I thought, 'Man, we don't make movies like this anymore.'
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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.
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In my world, I don't believe in forever promises. I don't think it's realistic.
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