Evangeline Lilly almost quit acting

Evangeline Lilly almost quit acting after starring in 'Real Steel' alongside Hugh Jackman.



The 38-year-old actress has admitted she toyed with the idea of turning her back on her big screen career after she played Bailey Tallet in the 2011 sports drama because she didn't like how quickly she had been thrusted into the limelight around the world.



Speaking to 'The Hollywood Reporter', she said: "Basically, by accident, my first speaking role in film or television was 'Lost', and so I was instantly launched into international stardom, and that was really uncomfortable for me.



"I instantly balked, didn't know how to deal with it and felt very uncomfortable after that situation. I ended up deciding to retire after I finished 'Lost'. I did a film called 'Real Steel' with Hugh Jackman and then I walked away. I said, 'I'm done, I'm never doing this again.'"



The brunette beauty spent two years away from the limelight but she was lured back into the movie industry when she received a call from Peter Jackson about the 'The Hobbit'.