Quotes
The first year was very difficult. I found it so hard because people kept saying in interviews, ‘You must be so thrilled, This must be so exciting—a dream come true.’ I always felt that I wasn’t grateful enough. I was really confused and shell-shocked. I wasn’t used to the kind of pressures that were on me. I was continually trying to work out whether this was where I should be, how I should behave or if I should be in this industry—all that kind of stuff. By the end of season one, I was in a bad place where I felt like I had lost myself. I had a little bit of a breakdown. I called my parents sobbing my eyes out, saying, ‘I don’t know who I am anymore'
- Evangeline Lilly
There are days when you want to thank them for being in your life, and there are days when you want to punch them in the face.
- Evangeline Lilly
They're very conservative and they're very, very bothered by the kissing scenes I have to do. Any time there is anything even slightly risqué on the show my family are on the phone, saying, 'We didn't like that'.
- Evangeline Lilly
We've yet to talk about it (with the media). People talk about my rumoured relationship with Dominic, but we just try to stay professional and mature.
- Evangeline Lilly
What drives me crazy is that I can't bring my needle and thread on a plane. I really like to sew.
- Evangeline Lilly
What other people would regard as my good eating habit is actually a terrible addiction. I'm obsessed with dried organic mangoes. They're so bloody good, but they are so terrible to eat in large quantities. I just can't stop myself!
- Evangeline Lilly
When we started the season, I called up Damon [Lindelof] and said, 'How Brilliant are you? You have put Kate and Sawyer into a situation that is their worst nightmare. More that anything in the world, they are afraid to be caged.'
- Evangeline Lilly
Whenever I turned up to castings I'd see all these women in trampy clothes, flirting with the male director. It was awful.
- Evangeline Lilly
Writing has been one of the most powerful influences in my life and it always has been since I was a little girl.
- Evangeline Lilly
You know, I was after some double-sided tape in the car earlier and I didn't have any.
- Evangeline Lilly
