My parents said marrying was an optimistic thing to do in pessimistic times.
OLIVIA WILDEMy parents said marrying was an optimistic thing to do in pessimistic times.
OLIVIA WILDEThe thing that’s wonderful about social media is that we are able to give a voice to the voiceless and to help educate each other. I benefit from it as much as I provide those lessons.
OLIVIA WILDEObviously, local elections are where you can make the most difference, but it’s great when everyone starts talking about what they believe in.
OLIVIA WILDEWhen you’re a working actor and you’re happy to be one, you can’t focus all your energy on acting because you will go crazy. You have to focus as much energy as you can away from yourself.
OLIVIA WILDEIt was helpful to have the confidence of youth that came from a lack of desperation. I thought, ‘If I don’t succeed, I’ll go back to school and study.’
OLIVIA WILDEI’m a natural blonde, but I feel like a brunette. I feel like people treat me now how I should be treated. People used to be shocked, when I was blond, that I wasn’t stupid.
OLIVIA WILDEI grew up being told by my parents each time they went off to war that they may explode, so I needed to know how things like the gadgets in the kitchen worked.
OLIVIA WILDEI do not tweeze my eyebrows. I’ve been letting them grow out for years. I try to fill them in wherever nature has abandoned me.
OLIVIA WILDEA good litmus test is that you should be comfortable with your significant other being present when you hang out with your friend.
OLIVIA WILDEI used to experiment all the time with my hair color.
OLIVIA WILDEI shaved the back of my head once and did the asymmetrical hair.
OLIVIA WILDEI have very high standards for every part of life – my work, my relationships, food, love. I can’t just pretend.
OLIVIA WILDEPeople assume actresses are afraid to get older; the truth is the roles get a whole lot more compelling once you’re too old to play dumb.
OLIVIA WILDEI guess for my skin, I clean it and moisturize and try to drink water. How boring is this though? I’m convinced that it comes from within. If you’re happy and healthy, it shows.
OLIVIA WILDEIf you fall off a horse, you get back up. I am not a quitter.
OLIVIA WILDEYou really just have to love the process. I can’t tell you the amount of film sets I’ve been on where people are talking about Oscars in the middle of the production. It happens all the time.
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