I went to a very progressive elementary school where I was heavily educated in civil rights. I remember learning about Harvey Milk when I was in sixth or seventh grade and being so inspired.
OLIVIA WILDEI think what ruins relationships and causes most fights is insecurity.
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Power tends to get confused with repression.
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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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Inspiration is the key to everything.
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When 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.
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My parents said marrying was an optimistic thing to do in pessimistic times.
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My 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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When I kiss a girl for a part, people think it’s sexy. But if two guys kiss, suddenly there’s a backlash. It’s a double standard.
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I consider my education to be the first 10 years of my career.
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Only the really young are fearless, have the optimism, the romanticism to take unimaginable risks.
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In a relationship I’m a very loving person, emotional and sensitive.
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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 think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person.
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If a woman feels anchored to a man’s plans, she may start to resent him for the fun she’s worried she’s missing.
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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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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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