Evangeline Lilly

I hated being a flight attendant. I did it for a month and then quit. ”

I'm a pretty skeptical person, and I'm a realistic person. ”

I had my baby outside in a thunderstorm. It was really romantic. ”

When I was a little girl, I dreamed of being an elf. ”

I'm an actress, but I'm not stupid. ”

It's very difficult to play opposite nothing. I did it for, like, six years - I ran from an invisible smoke monster for most of my twenties. ”

I don't like the idea of playing a one-dimensional character who is just fearless, strong, and killer and has instincts and just thrives in dangerous circumstances - that's really boring to me, and I don't think it represents what most women feel inside. ”

I just like short hair on women; I think it's cool. ”

If I were to live in Africa, serving the poor, the number-one thing I'd miss wouldn't be running water or electricity - it would be style... being able to get dressed up and feel beautiful. ”

I was a good student, I was good at soccer, I was vice president of the student council, I was a pretty girl. ”