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" Movies are in a much longer production conversation before an actor is even involved. I always thought of actors as the last piece of the puzzle - so you're a tool. "

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" I get way too much happiness from good food. "

" I like men-inspired outfits. "

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" And I think in theater, people don't really focus on the media unless there's a huge superstar doing a play or something. "

" 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. "

" I always went to see independent films, they're the movies I'm usually most excited to see. "

" I'm terrified of improv. Improv in a show or in front of an audience sounds terrifying. "

" And I've been taking acting classes since I was 7. "

" The tabloids create their own stories about people's lives that don't exist. "

" I think every day you try to soak up as much as you can to learn and understand things better. "

" What keeps you confident in a healthy way is knowing that everyone else around you is going to support you and teach you and you're going to learn from them. I just feel open to learning from people. "

" I feel it is obvious when someone has thought too much about what they're wearing. "

" My friends and I started making films when I was still in kindergarten. "

" I'm the curvy one of the family. "

Elizabeth Olsen

Family

Curvy

" You want everyone to succeed in your family. "

" I don't know about you, but my girlfriends have been my girlfriends forever, and they're my sisters and my family. "

" I've always loved being a student. "

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

" No, I wouldn't want the paparazzi ever following me in my life. "

Elizabeth Olsen

Paparazzi

My Life

" And at NYU, I went to the Atlantic Theater Company, and they have two main points. One of them is to always be active in something instead of just feeling it. And the other is figuring out your character. "

" I had a great drama teacher in high school, and that's when I started to learn about the history of theater. "

" I would love to date a chef. I'd probably get really fat, but I don't care. "

" It's interesting to watch myself with an audience; I'm trying hard to learn from it. "

" I believe that you are only in control of so much. So whatever you are not in control of you can't worry about. "

" But I have a list of books that I want to read before I die, and whenever I get time to read something that isn't a script, I'll read something from that. "

" If you don't like something, talk about something else that's great and maybe someone else will discover it and think it's great too. "

" Normally I don't feel like having a belly full of pasta. "

Elizabeth Olsen

Full

Belly

" I really actually enjoy auditioning. "

" I've always had a complex about being taken seriously. "

" Well, I'd love to work with Kate Winslet - she's amazing. "