If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascara.
OLIVIA WILDEMy parents were journalists and friends with writers, artists, and just a really interesting assortment of people, so I was exposed to all lifestyles from a young age.
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People 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.
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When I first did theatre, I was always doing comedies; it was always my first love. But it wasn’t what I was picked for at first, for films and TV.
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You 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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The 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.
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It 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.’
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I’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.
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I feel like the luckiest person on the planet. ‘Tron’ was such a departure for me.
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I have a great pack of female friends, but I also have a lot of guy friends. I believe that platonic relationship is entirely possible.
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I think what ruins relationships and causes most fights is insecurity.
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Obviously, local elections are where you can make the most difference, but it’s great when everyone starts talking about what they believe in.
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There are so many young women in film school right now, and it’s just about foreign sales companies, domestic sales companies agreeing to finance films directed by and starring women.
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I feel like the luckiest child in the world because I got to grow up in Ireland. In summer is when you really grow up. During the year, I would go back to the States, and all year long really couldn’t wait to get back to Ardmore.
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If I could play drums like Patrick Carney or Taylor Hawkins, I’d be a really happy person.
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Weakness is something we don’t like to admit we have. We hold it against people, until we experience it, and then we feel more compassion for it.
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I got a divorce, and I felt like I finally started my career. I started making movies and projects that I just really believed in.
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