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To put it simply - you know, a lot of people believe that the bene

To put it simply – you know, a lot of people believe that the benefit of this job is fame and fortune. I believe that you pay for the fortune through the fame. I dont buy into the notion that being famous is somehow a good thing, or an exciting thing, or a wonderful thing. – Evangeline Lilly

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Even if youre unhappy, just pretend that youre happy. Eventually, your smile will be contagious to yourself. I had to learn that. I used to think, Im being fake, but you know what? Better to be fake and happy than real and miserable. – Evangeline Lilly

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Acting is something I appreciate, and I think its been an amazing experience. But Im not passionate about acting the way you probably should be to call yourself an actor. – Evangeline Lilly

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The people on my mums side of the family are atheist intellectuals who are ueber-proper. My dads side of the family are missionaries who are more comfortable sitting around in sweatpants than they are in a five-star restaurant. But those two influences converged in my life. – Evangeline Lilly

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Im terrified of being too famous. What Im really afraid of is that the audiences will go into the theater and not be able to forget that its me, that fame will stand in the way of my acting. I want to keep being able to change into different shapes and different personalities. – Noomi Rapace

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I guess the nicest thing about being, I wont say famous but being popular is a more proper word for me to use would be that if youve got a recognizable name, a lot of times you can get people to do things for you ordinarily that you wouldnt get done. – Mickey Gilley

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A lot of times on tour its about, OK, where am I today? Wow, Im in Costa Rica. What is their famous dish? And its about trying the food, and really experiencing it. – Fergie

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In Los Angeles, as I gained and lost celebrity, then gained it again, I often found myself wondering why I, out of thousands like me, had become famous. – Patrick Dempsey

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Expect problems and eat them for breakfast. – Alfred A. Montapert

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It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part what does it cost to add a smile? – Jean de la Bruyere

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I felt strongly that since the pursuit of good science was so difficult it was essential that the problem being studied was an important one to justify the effort expanded. – Paul Nurse

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