Evangeline Lilly wants to quit acting after Lost

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I’m one of those geeks obsessed with Lost. Unfortunately, I’m also one of those snobs who thinks that the “stars” of the show, Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly, are the weakest, most boring characters of the show. I adore Naveen Andrews’ character (Sayid) and wish that more screen time was devoted to Josh Holloway’s bare chest and Southern drawl.

Despite her character being a bit boring, Evangeline Lilly has always been an interesting interview. She seems very earnest and thoughtful. She doesn’t own a television, and she has admitted that she’s not interested in pop culture as a rule. She’s a Canadian who comes from a very devout Evangelical family. She’s worked as a missionary in the Philippines, and as a flight attendant before becoming an actress. In a recent interview to promote the upcoming premiere of Lost this Wednesday, Lilly admits that she’s not interested in continuing her acting career after the show is done.

“Lost” star Evangeline Lilly plans to take a break from acting once the show ends so she can finally fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming a charity worker and writer.

The 30-year-old plays Kate Austen in the hit TV drama series, which is due to wrap up in 2010.

And while Lily admits it will be difficult to put her acting career on hold, she is determined to follow up her true passions. She says, “I intend on pursuing a lot of other things in my life. I’d love to have more time to devote to hobbies…”

“Before the show I had intended to be some sort of humanitarian worker. I’ll definitely have more time to pursue more of that. Writing is my first and foremost passion – I can’t stop writing. I write all the time. So I want to try to either publish something I’ve written or sell a script or work on that.”

But the star insists she won’t retire from Hollywood altogether: “The reality is when you open a door, there is no sense in closing it – so I would never say I’ll never act again. But it’s definitely not my priority.”

[From contactmusic.com]

She’s been vocal about her desire to go back to humanitarian work before, and I applaud her. In truth, Evangeline’s not a really talented actress. She’s very pretty and wholesome-looking, and I suppose that’s enough to get her parts in the future. She’s seems very anti-Hollywood, and I doubt she would be “corrupted” if she stuck around. Evangeline strikes me as very grounded and I hope that whatever she does after Lost, she find contentment.

Here’s Evangeline Lilly with Romain Duris at the premiere of the film ‘Et Apres’ at the UGC Ambassade in Paris on January 4th. Images thanks to WENN.

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