Evangeline Lilly

I'm a very stubborn woman and I'm from a very stubborn family of headstrong women. I have sisters, so the women rule the coop in my house. ”

We decided to have the baby at home because we wanted it to be a natural birth, and it turns out that it was 30 hours of natural. Eight hours of pushing - that's the part that men don't understand. Women go, 'Oh, dear, oh, dear God, eight hours of pushing?' And the men are like, 'Okay, eight hours of pushing.' ”

My favorite parts about 'The Battle of Five Armies' were the moments where you could clearly see that we were looking at New Zealand. That it wasn't done in post, it wasn't CGI, it was the beautiful, incredible creation of Mother Nature in all of her splendor. ”

In your 20s you can be pretty, but you don't accomplish real beauty until you find wisdom and depth. ”

If you can't sit in a cafe quietly and be ignored, how can you observe human nature and write a story? ”

I'm from Canada, and New Zealand feels like you took all the best bits of Canada and squished them onto a tiny island like Hawaii. I was absolutely blown away by the beauty of the South Island. ”

For a human audience, seeing things that are slightly more otherworldly and beyond human power is always really fun and exciting to watch. ”

If you are not a clearly defined human being, it is very hard to define your image... What I've realized in my own journey in fashion is that I'm not that defined. ”

I do feel like I'm at ease in my own skin when I find an androgynous balance. ”

I'm a bit delusional, but every time I do a job, I think I'm retired. ”