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" I auditioned equally for film and theater. The difference is that theater has seasons, while film, it's always happening. "

Elizabeth Olsen

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" When I was 14 or 15, I was a really good volleyball player, so I thought, 'Well, maybe I'll just get a scholarship to an Ivy League school through volleyball.' Then I quit when I decided to focus on theater. "

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