Olivia Wilde Quotes
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I feel like fashion should not happen in the morning.
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Now I'm doing a film festival for kids and writing a script about a kidnapped journalist in Afghanistan.
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It was so fascinating to be a part of this, because as the women took on these central roles that had all the good lines, therefore all the good laughs, all the great moments- the men, who had joined us to sit on stage, started squirming rather uncomfortably. And got really bored. Because they weren't used to being the supporting cast. It was fascinating to feel their discomfort, to discuss it with them afterwards when they said, 'It's boring to play the girl role.' And I said, 'Yeah. Yeah, ya think? Welcome to our world.'
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I'm pretty low-key; you'll often find me in jeans, a T-shirt and sweatshirt.
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My dad is Irish. I spent my childhood going back and forth between Ireland and America.
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I was a handful growing up.
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Many casting directors won't hire aspiring actors because you might be burning some chick's headshot under the table so she doesn't get the part.
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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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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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In a thousand years, archeologists will dig up tanning beds and think we fried people as punishment.
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It's really kind of a luxury for an actor to have the opportunity to show such different types of characters. I actually left 'Cowboys & Aliens' and went straight into 'The Change-Up.' It was kind of a funny change of pace.
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Friends, haters, it's Twitter poll time. What do you think most holds back justice and equality for women? All thoughts welcome!
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I loved being pregnant. I felt unapologetically curvy, sexy, and intensely feminine. After giving birth I joined the ranks of millions of new mothers when I moaned, 'Why do I still look pregnant?'
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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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In fact, I'm softer than I've ever been, including that unfortunate semester in high school when I simultaneously discovered Krispy Kreme and pot.
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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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I used to experiment all the time with my hair color.
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Enjoy the pregnancy, not racing ahead and relishing the moment. I think people see pregnancy as something to get over with, but every stage of becoming a mother is really special.
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The trauma of the whole thing has been humbling, and for the first time, I'm a little bit wobbly.
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As a woman who works in a male-dominated business - Hollywood, definitely, being one of them - I instinctually knew what that is like. You have to be strong and take care of yourself.
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From a very early age, I made my decisions based on careers that I admire. The one thing that all the actresses I love have in common is that they have diversity in their careers.
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If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascara.
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Writers get to know me very well. It always serves me in the end because I feel I have a deeper understanding of the character and sometimes they really like my ideas and they use them.
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As you get older, you start to really ask questions like, 'Is this the road I should be walking down?,' because every decision seems more final, as you get older.
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Seeing the energy of 'SNL' made me want to be a part of it. If that was a job, I thought, that was the job I wanted. That was my plan. Comedy.
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I can never describe myself as a movie star. I don't know when that happens but it's certainly not me.
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We have sex like Kenyan marathon runners.
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Documentaries are a powerful and effective way of bridging the gap between worlds, breaking through to new audiences that wouldn't otherwise be engaged - in essence, not preaching to the choir.
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All actors should experience public failure.
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When you choose to be an actor, you are going against the odds.
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