Article: Manly Evangeline Lilly

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Manly Evangeline Lilly
Sunday, 13 July 2008

Evangeline Lilly says she is "like a man".

The 28-year-old beauty - who has reportedly rekindled her relationship with her former 'Lost' co-star Dominic Monaghan - claims she found fame by accident and has an "unfortunate amount of confidence" when it comes to making career choices.

She said: "The only reason I was going for auditions when I won the role of Kate in 'Lost' was an exercise in self-exploration.

"But I'm like a man - you know, 'I can do anything.'

"At 14 I thought I might one day be an actress. But by 18 I wanted to be a missionary. Acting as a career was just a blip on the radar."

The star - who is the current face of Davidoff Cool Water Woman perfume - also revealed how angry her 'Lost' co-stars were when they discovered she had no previous acting experience or training.

She added: "They were furious. You could see it written all over their faces. They were thinking, 'I've done all this work to get to this place and here you are with nothing to draw on, standing at the same place as me.' "

(C) BANG Media International

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[carolilly]

aww Evi
so the cast members were angry at her haha
she's so lucky and talented!
a friend of mine couldn't believe it when I told her that Kate is Evi's 1st speaking role...

[maya Profile]

it must have been so hard and pressuring for her in the beginning...
but she is doing great, always has
go Evi

[Sonia Profile YIM]

I think that has been taken out of context. She's never said that before. Or then she said it sarcastically and they twisted it. Shes only said that probably other actresses in Hollywood that have tried to get a part like that for so many years, are angry with her, because she had the whirlwind story. But shes never said her CO-STARS were angry. Why would they be? they got a part from Lost too? I doubt Matthew Fox wanted to play Kate and was crossed with her because she got the role. Yunjin read for Kate, but instead getting her, they wrote a whole new part for her because they loved her. So yeah.. I think they've taken that out of context. Like they seem to be doing a lot these days.

[sharon_b Profile]

Thanks for posting the article, and i agree her comments about her co-stars being angry has been taken out of context .And the whole 'manly' business is....

[Marta Profile Website]

Thanks! And I think the last thing was said sarcastically. The writer of the interview should have writen "(she laughs)" at the end of the sentence...

[tatibsblp]

that's a inside joke. no one is mad with her...