Evangeline Lilly

The Hobbit' didn't include female characters at all and was a very linear story, a book for children, really.

One of the things that I miss about Canada is that even the strangers, you have an immediate rapport, there's just an understanding that we're all good people, let's be nice to each other. And Kiwis have that. I find the Kiwis have that.

I don't want to just model. Anyone can do that. I've let myself be in magazines in the past without participating as much as I should have.

A creative project is a moving target. You never end up where you start.

I used to watch actors and say, 'You poor suckers, that job looks miserable.'

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

Wonder Woman was my favorite superhero as a little girl. I still have a huge girl crush on Wonder Woman; I think she's amazing.

We're not going to protect the Earth the way we need to protect it if we don't stop making so many babies.

If you go back to, say, the Brothers Grimm or Roald Dahl, you see so much darkness in children's material.

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.

I've been astounded to discover how good to their teams and crew that Marvel are. They're so collaborative, so smart with their stories. They have rich, dynamic characters which are so much fun to play.

I don't want to shield kids from reality.