Quotes from Olivia Wilde

Weakness is something we don't like to admit we have. We hold it against people, until we experience it, and then we feel more compassion for it.

When I have really blonde hair, I usually go for a more natural look, wearing way less makeup.

I used to play hooky from school so I could watch cooking shows.

Not everything has to be a couples' event.

Many casting directors won't hire aspiring actors because you might be burning some chick's headshot under the table so she doesn't get the part.

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

You realize when you're pregnant how lucky you are to have access to medical care.

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

Mick Jagger has been an idol of mine since I was 10 years old. Through his music, he has taught me so much about rock n' roll, but also about the blues and about the experience of live music, going to several Rolling Stones shows, growing up.

If I could play drums like Patrick Carney or Taylor Hawkins, I'd be a really happy person.

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.

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

I was a handful growing up.

Anything that becomes an obstacle in life is only an opportunity to learn and it's the same in any profession I think.

I went to a very progressive elementary school where I was heavily educated in civil rights. I remember learning about Harvey Milk when I was in sixth or seventh grade and being so inspired.

I got a divorce, and I felt like I finally started my career. I started making movies and projects that I just really believed in.

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.

But even if I'm left high and dry at the end of this wild journey, just taking it is a great feeling.

If I'm left high and dry at the end of this wild journey, just taking it is a great feeling.

Power tends to get confused with repression.

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

I love kids with a passion I usually reserve for hot cheese, miniature chairs, and Prince concerts, but I feel no stress to reproduce simply because of a fear of withering eggs.

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

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.