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My parents' long and happy marriage was a great ideal to live up to, but a tough one.


Olivia Williams

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OLIVIA SUDJIC So many people have said that to me, that what they really like about Alex is what she brings out in...
OLIVIA WILDE If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascar...
OLIVIA WILDE A geek isn't the skinny kid with a pocket protector and acne. There can be computer geeks, video...
OLIVIA MUNN The word 'geek' today does not mean what it used to mean. A geek isn't the skinny kid wi...
OLIVIA MUNN I think we all suffer from acute blindness at times. Life is a constant journey of trying to open yo...
OLIVIA THIRLBY When I was a little girl, I used to walk around with a towel on my head, pretending I was a nun. And...
OLIVIA HUSSEY I think what ruins relationships and causes most fights is insecurity.
OLIVIA WILDE My mum was a nurse, and her passion was geriatric care. I used to love listening to the old people&#...
OLIVIA COLMAN It was the day he learned that smart, witty girls were brighter than sunlight.
OLIVIA FULLER He put his fingertips against her forehead.

"You must be at least this tall to ride The B...
OLIVIA CUNNING I read so many things because a colleague or a friend will post something, and I'll be able to l...
OLIVIA WILDE Fear of carbs, of gluten, of everything - we've distanced ourselves from the beauty of food, the...
OLIVIA WILDE I know I only want him,' she said between sobs, the syllables all wrong, 'because he doesn't want OLIVIA SUDJIC It was helpful to have the confidence of youth that came from a lack of desperation. I thought, '...
OLIVIA WILDE Documentaries are a powerful and effective way of bridging the gap between worlds, breaking through ...
OLIVIA WILDE It's not actually OK to just be apathetic about anything.
OLIVIA WILDE If you stand up for women, then don't bash me.
OLIVIA MUNN A lot of people assume that women of a certain age who are not unattractive have no excuse for not h...
OLIVIA WILDE I've always believed in a higher power. You can call it God, you can call it Jesus, Krishna, Bud...
OLIVIA HUSSEY You can over-think things. If the script's good, everything you need is in there. I just try and...
OLIVIA COLMAN If the script's good, everything you need is in there. I just try and feel it, and do it honestl...
OLIVIA COLMAN I can't give more than I have. It doesn't matter if I am the most beautiful person in the ro...
OLIVIA THIRLBY Though I did not know her exact address, that she appeared to live almost within breathing distance ...
OLIVIA SUDJIC Have you ever tried to organise a threesome in real life?'

I shook my head. I'd only enco...
OLIVIA SUDJIC 'Red Knot' is a film that I shot in Antarctica almost three years ago on a boat. It was a fi...
OLIVIA THIRLBY Tomorrow was my second chance to make things right but it never came. I’m sorry I never treasur...
OLIVIA CUNNING I love eye makeup. I really like doing a cat eye, playing with liquid liners and different colors of...
OLIVIA WILDE The captain of this sailing vessel has requested a private audience with you in his quarters. It see...
OLIVIA PARKER There's a big difference between privacy and secrecy,
OLIVIA MELLAN When I was 28, I made this film called 'Drinking Buddies' that I starred in and produced, an...
OLIVIA WILDE For 'Iron Man' I had to improv with Robert Downey Jr., which is like going up against LeBron...
OLIVIA MUNN Would you like to sit?" Kellen asked her.
"You'd better do it soon," Owen whispered close to he...
OLIVIA CUNNING You’re Neptune, right?” she asked. “Lord of the sea who washed up on the beach during the stor...
OLIVIA CUNNING As difficult as it is for a writer to find a publisher -admittedly a daunting task - it is twice as ...
OLIVIA GOLDSMITH The secret to true happiness is a combination of low expectations and insensitivity
OLIVIA GOLDSMITH Mick Jagger has been an idol of mine since I was 10 years old. Through his music, he has taught me s...
OLIVIA WILDE Everyone's so timid and afraid to insult anybody, but in the end, it's like we're all tr...
OLIVIA MUNN Not knowing where or how I decide,I know now that I should never hide,Not knowing now or how I begin...
OLIVIA LACY