Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde is an American actress, model, producer, director, activist, and entrepreneur. She is well known for her role as Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the award winning television series Houseand her roles in Tron: Legacy, Cowboys & Aliens, Her, Drinking Buddies, and Rush. She starred in HBO's rock 'n' roll drama series Vinyl...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth10 March 1984
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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It was so fascinating to be a part of this, because as the women took on these central roles that had all the good lines, therefore all the good laughs, all the great moments- the men, who had joined us to sit on stage, started squirming rather uncomfortably. And got really bored. Because they weren't used to being the supporting cast. It was fascinating to feel their discomfort, to discuss it with them afterwards when they said, 'It's boring to play the girl role.' And I said, 'Yeah. Yeah, ya think? Welcome to our world.'
[Motherhood is] 'heart-exploding, blissful hysteria.'
It's boring to play the girl role!
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.
Once I took a bus from my home in Maryland to Philadelphia to live on the streets with some musicians for a few weeks, and then my parents sent me to boarding school at Andover to shape me up.
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.
At one point I thought changing my name might help with privacy, but that was before the Internet.
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.
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.
Now I'm doing a film festival for kids and writing a script about a kidnapped journalist in Afghanistan.
I have very high standards for every part of life - my work, my relationships, food, love. I can't just pretend.
I fell in love with theater there, and after graduation I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.
I feel like the luckiest person on the planet. 'Tron' was such a departure for me.