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Evangeline Lilly

Nicole Evangeline Lilly (born August 3, 1979) is a Canadian actress and author. She came to prominence for her starring role as Kate Austen in the ABC series Lost (2004–10), for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award and received a Golden Globe Award nomination. She is also known for her roles as Connie James in The Hurt Locker (2008), Bailey Tallet in Real Steel (2011), Tauriel in The Hobbit film series, and Hope van Dyne/Wasp in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).

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The world is full of opportunities, and I want to try as many as I possibly can.

Full, Opportunity, Possibly, Trying, World

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.

Inspirational, Learn, Miserable, Motivational, Suicide, Used

I am who I am and I am what I am. And it's beautiful. And it's okay even if it doesn't look like the sexiest Victoria Secret model. It also boils down to my interactions with people.

Beautiful, Interactions, Okay, People, Sexiest, Who I Am

I cried myself to sleep wishing I was ugly because men leered and disrespected me.

Cried, Leered, Love, Men, Sleep

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.

Africa, Beautiful, Dressed, Numbers, Running

I always wear something slightly masculine.

Masculine, Slightly, Wear

I haven't sat down and memorized the language of Elvish, and anyone who does that is crazy!

Crazy, Doe, Down, Down And, Memorized, Sat

I've had to find my sanity.

Sanity

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!

Addicted, Bran, Candies, Healthy, Jelly, Lying

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

Acting, Day, Dream, Job, Jobs

I bought almost every single thing that I furnished my house with at the Salvation Army in Hawaii. All second hand. Some of them are kind of retro, and some of them you'd never know.

Army, Hands, Hawaii, House, Retro, Single

Originally, I wanted to do humanitarian work. I actually feel that getting into acting, which fate has led me to, is my window and path into humanitarian work. I always said I want to do something important. And I feel this work is what's helping me get there.

Acting, Fate, Helping, Important, Originally, Window

Ironically, when I hit adolescence, I was approached about modeling and acting all the time. And, for five years, I said, "No, I'm not interested. I want a simple life, I don't want to be in the spotlight. "

Acting, Approached, Five, Simple, Spotlight, Years

That is the greatest source of my anxiety on this film [The Hobbit], is that I'm going to be lynched.

Anxiety, Film, Greatest, Source

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.

Acting, Appreciate, Call, Experience, Thinking, Way

If your home is peaceful, then you're going to go out in your day peacefully.

Day, Home, Ifs, Peaceful

As I grew older, I developed a very innate passion for art. I was actually pretty good at it.

Art, Developed, Grew, Innate, Older, Passion

Every night I bring home flowers and burn candles. And I have a real sense that home is what starts everything inside of you.

Candles, Flower, Home, Real, Sense

I'm very sensitive. Emotionally, I bruise very easily. I'm a Leo, and this is very characteristic of our sign.

Bruises, Characteristics, Emotionally, Leo, Sensitive, Sign

I love getting older! I really believe that a woman doesn't reach her peak until her 40s.

Believe, Getting Old, Getting Older, Older, Peak, Woman

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