If you fall off a horse, you get back up. I am not a quitter.
Olivia Wilde
I think it's very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person.
I'm pretty low-key; you'll often find me in jeans, a T-shirt and sweatshirt.
I have very high standards for every part of life - my work, my relationships, food, love. I can't just pretend.
I used to experiment all the time with my hair color.
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 think that women are more sensitive to emotional infidelity than men. I think men are more scared of physical infidelity.
At the end of your twenties, you realize you are inherently flawed, and that's great, and that's what makes you dynamic.
It never occurred to me that some people were seen as wrong or even different.
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.
My dad is Irish. I spent my childhood going back and forth between Ireland and America.
Only the really young are fearless, have the optimism, the romanticism to take unimaginable risks.
I went through a phase when I was 13 where I would only fall in love with people over the age of 19 or 20. I never had a real relationship with any of these people, but it was definitely the guy I wanted to hang out with and wanted to go on trips with. I would be like, 'But, Daddy, he's a musician!'.
I think what ruins relationships and causes most fights is insecurity.
I love yoga and hiking - I think that's the perfect combo.
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?
I fell in love with theater there, and after graduation I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.
A lot of people assume that women of a certain age who are not unattractive have no excuse for not having a perfect life. But you can have emotional baggage that is dragging you down like cement blocks tied to your feet.
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.
I shaved the back of my head once and did the asymmetrical hair.
My parents said marrying was an optimistic thing to do in pessimistic times.
If I'm left high and dry at the end of this wild journey, just taking it is a great feeling.
People assume actresses are afraid to get older; the truth is the roles get a whole lot more compelling once you're too old to play dumb.
Once, in Australia, I ate 33 pancakes in 20 minutes, and I only did it because they said a girl could never enter the competition.
I use the PhotoReady Foundation almost every day, and their lip glosses are fantastic.
As you get older, you start to really ask questions like, 'Is this the road I should be walking down?,' because every decision seems more final, as you get older.
Not everything has to be a couples' event.
When you choose to be an actor, you are going against the odds.
I actually think the subject of young divorce is pretty funny; I'd like to write a movie about it.
When I kiss a girl for a part, people think it's sexy. But if two guys kiss, suddenly there's a backlash. It's a double standard.
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.
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.
Believe it or not, I'm a big fan of patchouli oil. I know it's not a universally liked fragrance. I usually combine it with other essential oils - I have many mixtures I like.
You realize when you're pregnant how lucky you are to have access to medical care.
But even if I'm left high and dry at the end of this wild journey, just taking it is a great feeling.
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.
I remember walking into drugstores when I was younger and seeing all the hair color boxes on the shelves and just being so in awe. Having the control to dye your hair and change your look is such a part of self-expression.
I enjoy getting gussied up for an event or date night.
So many people have said that to me, that what they really like about Alex is what she brings out in Marissa, and what this situation brings out in her, a hint of happiness and another side to her character.
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.
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 feel like the luckiest person on the planet. 'Tron' was such a departure for me.
Cleanses and products don't make you look more beautiful. They certainly help, but if you reach contentment, you're set. My makeup artist, Melanie Iglesias, couldn't figure out why my skin looks so good. I think it's because I'm happy!
I'm in no way suggesting that my opinion matters more than anyone else's, of course, but the only thing that bothers me is apathy. People that sit out of the process and complain about it, or pretend that politics isn't a part of their everyday lives.
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.'
I trust work, directors - I don't live in fear. All good experiences have come from trusting the universe. There is no other way to live or love. Otherwise, you create your own prison.
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.
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.
Inspiration is the key to everything.
