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" At one point I thought changing my name might help with privacy, but that was before the Internet. "
Olivia Wilde
Thought
Privacy
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" When you a darker brunette and have pale skin like I do, it can wash you out a bit, so learning to contour is really helpful. I think you can be a bit more bold with eye makeup to define your eyes, and the same with lip colors - you can go for dark wine colors, which I love. "
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" I love kids with a passion I usually reserve for hot cheese, miniature chairs, and Prince concerts, but I feel no stress to reproduce simply because of a fear of withering eggs. "
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" Once, in Australia, I ate 33 pancakes in 20 minutes, and I only did it because they said a girl could never enter the competition. "
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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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" When you choose to be an actor, you are going against the odds. "
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" It's so important to have that independence. You know it yourself: Everyone needs evenings of their own. "
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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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" I got an internship with the casting director of The Girl Next Door. I would hold the clipboard and help them in their casting sessions and get them lunch. "
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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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Like
" 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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" 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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Great
" 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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" I wanted to be on 'Saturday Night Live' since I was ten. "
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Saturday Night
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" It's not actually OK to just be apathetic about anything. "
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" In 2012, I see the potential for people to come together, huge moments of political and social engagement where elections are part of the strategy for change, but not the end goal and not the only thing that matters. "
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" Oh God, to think that you only fall in love once in your entire life is such a depressing thought. "
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Fall
God
Life
" Early on, I knew I had ideas, but I wasn't sure when it was appropriate to bring them to the table, and I was so intimidated by these titans that I was working for. But it started around the time of 'Tron,' when I was really excited by the creative process and the prep that went into that. I spoke up often at those writing sessions. "
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Time
Writing
Process
" I feel like the luckiest person on the planet. 'Tron' was such a departure for me. "
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Planet
Person
Feel
" Mick Jagger has been an idol of mine since I was 10 years old. Through his music, he has taught me so much about rock n' roll, but also about the blues and about the experience of live music, going to several Rolling Stones shows, growing up. "
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Live
Growing Up
Experience
" I fell in love with theater there, and after graduation I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. "
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Los Angeles
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" This business is based on numbers, and the numbers show that it's worth investing in female-driven and female-directed films. "
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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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" 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. "
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Learning
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" I used to play hooky from school so I could watch cooking shows. "
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" Only the really young are fearless, have the optimism, the romanticism to take unimaginable risks. "
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Only
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Risks
" I used to experiment all the time with my hair color. "
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Hair
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" It never occurred to me that some people were seen as wrong or even different. "
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Wrong
Never
" 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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Relationship
Great
" I consider my education to be the first 10 years of my career. "
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First
Years
" 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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