Olivia Wilde

“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.”

“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.'”

“I'm a natural blonde, but I feel like a brunette. I feel like people treat me now how I should be treated. People used to be shocked, when I was blond, that I wasn't stupid.”

“A good litmus test is that you should be comfortable with your significant other being present when you hang out with your friend.”

“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?”

“When I was 28, I made this film called 'Drinking Buddies' that I starred in and produced, and we improvised the entire thing, and it was a complete exercise in freedom of expression in making something for only the purpose of making it, not for recognition or money or anything else, and it's still my favorite thing I've ever done.”

“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.”

“I think what ruins relationships and causes most fights is insecurity.”

“I'm now convinced that I'm a doctor. I mean, if someone says they have a pain, I'm like, 'Well, that's your spleen.'”

“People think that young people don't care about things, but I think they do care; they just aren't super interested in conforming to what older people think are the right way to do things.”

“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.”

“Only the really young are fearless, have the optimism, the romanticism to take unimaginable risks.”

“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.”

“I've always been a fan of science fiction.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I feel like fashion should not happen in the morning.”

“אני בלונדינית טבעית, אבל אני מרגישה כמו ברונטית. אני מרגישה שאנשים מתייחסים אליי עכשיו איך שצריך להתייחס אליי. אנשים היו בהלם, כשהייתי בלונדינית, שאני לא טיפשה.”