I have very high standards for every part of life – my work, my relationships, food, love. I can’t just pretend.
OLIVIA WILDEWhen 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.
More Olivia Wilde Quotes
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I think what ruins relationships and causes most fights is insecurity.
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A good litmus test is that you should be comfortable with your significant other being present when you hang out with your friend.
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I was a handful growing up.
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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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I tend to go with a daytime look, pretty natural, but I always fill in my eyebrows – I hate if I leave the gym and my eyebrows aren’t done; I’m just very uncomfortable with myself.
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My dad is Irish. I spent my childhood going back and forth between Ireland and America.
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At one point I thought changing my name might help with privacy, but that was before the Internet.
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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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But even if I’m left high and dry at the end of this wild journey, just taking it is a great feeling.
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Power tends to get confused with repression.
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When you choose to be an actor, you are going against the odds.
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At the end of your twenties, you realize you are inherently flawed, and that’s great, and that’s what makes you dynamic.
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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’ve thought for a long time that my body type would have worked well in the ’70s. The idea that you could be a broad-shouldered, small-breasted woman and still wear really great outfits.
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Believe it or not, I’m a big fan of patchouli oil. I know it’s not a universally liked fragrance. I usually combine it with other essential oils – I have many mixtures I like.
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