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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. "
Olivia Wilde
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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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" The mark of a good marriage is partnership and continuing to feel inspired by your spouse. I had that with Tao. But the end is not necessarily the tragedy. Staying in a relationship that is no longer working is the tragedy. Living unhappily - that's the tragedy. "
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" 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. "
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" I have very high standards for every part of life - my work, my relationships, food, love. I can't just pretend. "
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" You're going to change as you grow older, and that messes up a lot of relationships. "
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" In a relationship I'm a very loving person, emotional and sensitive. "
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" I do not tweeze my eyebrows. I've been letting them grow out for years. I try to fill them in wherever nature has abandoned me. "
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" I actually happened to be in Haiti right before the earthquake in 2010. I was there already with the organization I work with now, Artists for Peace and Justice, visiting the primary school that I had adopted, the Academy for Peace and Justice in Port-au-Prince. I came back, and within days, the earthquake happened. "
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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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" 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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" My dad is Irish. I spent my childhood going back and forth between Ireland and America. "
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Irish
America
" Fear of carbs, of gluten, of everything - we've distanced ourselves from the beauty of food, the art of it. It makes me sad when people say, 'Oh, I don't eat gluten. I don't eat cheese. I don't eat this. So I eat cardboard.' "
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People
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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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" I consider my education to be the first 10 years of my career. "
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" 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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Realize
" 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. "
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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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" Mick Jagger has produced some great films and brought us stories about the music industry that have changed the way we think about how music is made. I never thought I would actually call him my boss, let alone meet Mick Jagger or have any reason to say my name in the same sentence as his. "
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Name
" 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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" Oh God, to think that you only fall in love once in your entire life is such a depressing thought. "
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" I'm still a student of fashion, but I like hooking up with the people that really know how to make cool clothes. "
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" 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. "
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" In human years I am 29. In actress years I'm the ripe, promising age of 18 to 35. That's how it works here in Hollyweird. "
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" I'm a natural blonde, but I feel like a brunette. "
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" It's interesting having a son. Someone told me that it's good when you have a son first because when you have a daughter first and then a son, you think your son's slow. A lot of parents freak out because they've seen a daughter progress so quickly, and they think their male child is, like, damaged. But boys are just naturally slow. "
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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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" 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 think that women are more sensitive to emotional infidelity than men. I think men are more scared of physical infidelity. "
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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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