“The amazing thing about becoming a parent is that you will never again be your own first priority. The gift of motherhood is the selflessness that it introduces you to, and I think that's really freeing... I think it allows you to put yourself in other people's shoes...the empathy that it slugs you with, being a mother. And I think it makes you a better storyteller.” PeopleThinkingFirstsMotherParentBecomingEmpathyShoesMotherhoodPrioritiesIntroducingSelflessnessStorytellerAmazing ThingsBeing A MotherSlugsBecoming A Parent Author:Olivia Wilde
“I also discovered Pilates when I got pregnant, as people kept saying it's a great way to stay in shape, and now I can't get enough - it's amazing. It helps with aches and pain and, even for non-pregnant people, it's a great way of getting those lean muscles.” PeopleWayI CanEnoughHelpingPainShapesMusclesPregnantAchePilatesAches And Pains Author:Olivia Wilde
“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.” PeoplePlayWholeRolesTruth IsAssumingActressesDumbCompellingBad Ass Author:Olivia Wilde
“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.” PeopleAgeCertainPerfectFeetEmotionalAssumingExcuseBlockTiedNo ExcusesBaggageCementUnattractivePerfect LifeEmotional Baggage Author:Olivia Wilde
“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!'.” PeopleRealWould BeAgeWantedGuyFallGoes OnMusicianFalling In LoveHanging OutPhasesDaddyReal Relationship Author:Olivia Wilde
“In 2012, I see the potential for people to come together, huge moments of political and social engagement where elections are part of the strategy for change, but not the end goal and not the only thing that matters.” PeopleEndsMatterMomentsTogetherPoliticalSocialGoalHugeElectionStrategyEngagementThings That MatterOnly Thing That Matters Author:Olivia Wilde
“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.” PeopleHappensTogetherSituationMiddleEffectsDesperateHaitiDesperate Situations Author:Olivia Wilde
“People have nervous tics they don't know about, and I would advise asking around. Ask the casting director, 'Is there something I'm doing?' I would see people unconsciously rocking back and forth. I roll my lips. I bite my lips and roll them.” PeopleKnowsAsksDirectorsAskingLipsNervousBitesCastingAdviseBack And ForthCasting DirectorsTics Author:Olivia Wilde
“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.” PeopleI CanHappensFilmProcessTalkingMiddleAmountProductionsOscarsFilm Set Author:Olivia Wilde
“In a thousand years, archeologists will dig up tanning beds and think we fried people as punishment.” PeopleThinkingYearsHateThousandBedI HatePunishmentThousand YearsHate YouI Hate YouTanningTanning Beds Author:Olivia Wilde
“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.” PeopleFeelsShouldUsedNaturalStupidTreatsTreatedUsed To BeShockedBlondeBrunette Author:Olivia Wilde
“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.” PeopleIfsThinkingTwoGuyGirlKissingStandardsSexyDouble StandardBacklashTwo Guys Author:Olivia Wilde
“Enjoy the pregnancy, not racing ahead and relishing the moment. I think people see pregnancy as something to get over with, but every stage of becoming a mother is really special.” PeopleThinkingMomentsMotherEnjoySpecialStageBecomingPregnancyRacingGet OverBecoming A Mother Author:Olivia Wilde
“Let's redefine scandal. Scandal is not who's dating who. Scandal is 1.2 million people living in tents in Haiti.” PeopleMillionsDatingScandalTentsHaiti Author: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.” PeopleFeelsCompassionWeakness Author:Olivia Wilde
“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.” PeopleThinkingWayCareYoungDon't CareConformRight WayOlder People Author:Olivia Wilde
“Fear of carbs, of gluten, of everything - we've distanced ourselves from the beauty of food, the art of it. It makes me sad when people say, 'Oh, I don't eat gluten. I don't eat cheese. I don't eat this. So I eat cardboard.'” PeopleArtCheeseCarbsGluten Author:Olivia Wilde
“I'm still a student of fashion, but I like hooking up with the people that really know how to make cool clothes.” PeopleKnowsStillsKnow HowFashionStudentsClothes Author:Olivia Wilde
“I'd like to refocus everyone's attention away from the Kardashians and onto Doctors Without Borders or aid workers. Let's redefine scandal. Scandal is not who so-and-so is dating; scandal is the fact that 1.2 million people are still living in tents in Haiti, and cholera is rampant because Nepalese U.N. soldiers dumped s- from their Porta-Potties into the river. That's a f-ing scandal. If the average 15-year-old was hearing about that instead of so-and-so's plastic surgery or cheating in Hollywood, I'd feel better about our future.” PeopleIfsFeelsYearsStillsFactsAttentionMillionsRiversDoctorsHollywoodDatingWorkersSoldierAverageHearingAidsBordersCheatingOur FuturePlasticFeel BetterSurgeryScandalTentsHaitiPlastic SurgeryDumpedCholeraPottyRefocusDoctors Without Borders Author:Olivia Wilde
“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.” PeopleSaidCharacterSidesSituationHintsAlex Author:Olivia Wilde
