Olivia Wilde Quotes

As a woman who works in a male-dominated business - Hollywood, definitely, being one of them - I instinctually knew what that is like. You have to be strong and take care of yourself.

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

In fact, I'm softer than I've ever been, including that unfortunate semester in high school when I simultaneously discovered Krispy Kreme and pot.

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.

If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascara.

I'm pretty low-key; you'll often find me in jeans, a T-shirt and sweatshirt.

All actors should experience public failure.

I'm still a student of fashion, but I like hooking up with the people that really know how to make cool clothes.

I feel like fashion should not happen in the morning.

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.

When you're in a romantic relationship, of course, there is a lot more compromise and you have to be a lot more unselfish.

The mark of a good marriage is partnership and continuing to feel inspired by your spouse.

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.

In a relationship I'm a very loving person, emotional and sensitive.

I consider my education to be the first 10 years of my career.

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.

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 love yoga and hiking - I think that's the perfect combo.

I actually think the subject of young divorce is pretty funny; I'd like to write a movie about it.

It was helpful to have the confidence of youth that came from a lack of desperation. I thought, 'If I don't succeed, I'll go back to school and study.'

Ladies and gentlemen, Otis Alexander Sudeikis has LEFT the building! (I'm the building)

It's boring to play the girl role!

I wanted to be on 'Saturday Night Live' since I was ten.

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 used to experiment all the time with my hair color.

Seeing the energy of 'SNL' made me want to be a part of it. If that was a job, I thought, that was the job I wanted. That was my plan. Comedy.

I enjoy getting gussied up for an event or date night.

The trauma of the whole thing has been humbling, and for the first time, I'm a little bit wobbly.

It would be so depressing to be a model and not get to say a word. There's no personality involved.

Oh God, to think that you only fall in love once in your entire life is such a depressing thought.

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.'

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.

I shaved the back of my head once and did the asymmetrical hair.

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.

I use the PhotoReady Foundation almost every day, and their lip glosses are fantastic.

Being vegan is not always easy and accessible. But it's a way of life and makes me as a person feel really good and physically look better.

I feel like the luckiest person on the planet. 'Tron' was such a departure for me.

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

I've always been a fan of science fiction. My family, we all used to watch 'Star Trek' together, which is kind of a nerdy family activity.

I am a big music nerd.

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.

I had imaginary friends and even they were mean to me.

Not eating meat really keeps me trim....meat, and what's usually served with it, is a big calorie packer.

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

I tend to go with a daytime look, pretty natural, but I always fill in my eyebrows - I hate if I leave the gym and my eyebrows aren't done; I'm just very uncomfortable with myself.

Not everything has to be a couples' event.

I guess for my skin, I clean it and moisturize and try to drink water. How boring is this though? I'm convinced that it comes from within. If you're happy and healthy, it shows.

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

I have a lot of friends who I really feel like I can kick back with and let all pretense go and be very comfortable with.

Writers get to know me very well. It always serves me in the end because I feel I have a deeper understanding of the character and sometimes they really like my ideas and they use them.