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" In my work in Haiti, I've seen the hugely positive effects that happen when people come together to build something in the middle of the most desperate situations. "

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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. "

Olivia Wilde

End

Together

Change

" I'm opening up my heart to the idea of dating. It's funny - my friends would always come to me for romantic advice. I know nothing, and things have changed since I was dating in high school! I'm really trying hard to spend this time working on myself. "

" I don't own a scale, and Tao banned the word 'fat' from our house. If we eat too much, we say, 'I feel clogged up.' "

" 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. "

" What happens so often as an actor is that you retain the information about the scenes that you yourself shot and you obsess over certain scenes that you found the most challenging or interesting. The rest of the film kind of falls away in your memory or it fades a little bit. "

" I trust work, directors - I don't live in fear. All good experiences have come from trusting the universe. There is no other way to live or love. Otherwise, you create your own prison. "

" 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. "

" At one point I thought changing my name might help with privacy, but that was before the Internet. "

" 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. "

" I feel like fashion should not happen in the morning. "

Olivia Wilde

Fashion

Morning

" 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. "

" I love eye makeup. I really like doing a cat eye, playing with liquid liners and different colors of liners, like emerald and deep blues, combining them with black. "

" 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. "

" Power tends to get confused with repression. "

" It's so important to have that independence. You know it yourself: Everyone needs evenings of their own. "

" I grew up being told by my parents each time they went off to war that they may explode, so I needed to know how things like the gadgets in the kitchen worked. "

" 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. "

" If I could play drums like Patrick Carney or Taylor Hawkins, I'd be a really happy person. "

Olivia Wilde

Happy Person

Person

" This business is based on numbers, and the numbers show that it's worth investing in female-driven and female-directed films. "

" 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. "

" I remember walking into drugstores when I was younger and seeing all the hair color boxes on the shelves and just being so in awe. Having the control to dye your hair and change your look is such a part of self-expression. "

" I'm a natural blonde, but I feel like a brunette. "

Olivia Wilde

Brunette

Natural

" Obviously, local elections are where you can make the most difference, but it's great when everyone starts talking about what they believe in. "

" If you fall off a horse, you get back up. I am not a quitter. "

" 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. "

" So many people have said that to me, that what they really like about Alex is what she brings out in Marissa, and what this situation brings out in her, a hint of happiness and another side to her character. "

" 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. "

" You realize when you're pregnant how lucky you are to have access to medical care. "

" I am so saddened and grossed out by young women who look like creepy, old aliens because of their new Barbie noses and lips. Is that a smile or a grimace? "

" You're going to change as you grow older, and that messes up a lot of relationships. "