When I was starting out, I always wanted to be able to do everything - comedy and drama and action, and everything in between. Film is so diverse, and it's fun to be able to take advantage of all of it. Olivia Thirlby More Quotes by Olivia Thirlby More Quotes From Olivia Thirlby I think we all suffer from acute blindness at times. Life is a constant journey of trying to open your eyes. I'm just beginning my journey, and my eyes aren't fully open yet. Olivia Thirlby eyejourneythinking I don't believe that if I came out as bisexual the world will change. But it's really important for people to be truthful about who they are and fight for equality. We need to help the world usher itself into the next phase. Olivia Thirlby bisexualfightingbelieve My hobbies include maintaining my physical and mental health. It's a full-time job. Yoga definitely helps for both of them. I'm a big fan of relaxing and not having a schedule. That's my best way to keep from going crazy. Olivia Thirlby crazyyogajobs I can say I love working with women. Film is a man's world, and I really appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with women, especially young women. Olivia Thirlby appreciateopportunitymen Sometimes in my life I feel like a bit of a sorceress who can't totally control all their power. I'm a Libra, so... Libra women are pretty magical. Olivia Thirlby sorceressfeelssometimes I am always plagued with 'I'm not skinny enough, I'm not in shape.' I am not naturally this super-svelte kind of girl. I'm okay with that in my personal life. But it is kind of hard at times. I feel inadequate, I suppose? Olivia Thirlby skinnyshapesgirl Acting is something that I always wanted, but I never paid attention to the notion that it might actually work out. You have all sorts of ideas about what you want to do - at one stage, I wanted to be a jockey - but this is the one that's a big deal. Olivia Thirlby work-outactingideas The older I get and the longer I live in New York City, the more I have the desire to go elsewhere and be surrounded by nature. Olivia Thirlby citiesnew-yorkdesire I'm such a homebody. I don't party. I don't drink. That may be because I got it out all out of my system before I was 18. Olivia Thirlby drinkpartymay I didn't have an incredibly active social life as a teenager. I always wished it was a little bit more exciting than it was. Olivia Thirlby teenagersociallittles But I loved doing the physical stuff for 'Dredd.' I have to give a shout-out to the stunt team that I worked with. Olivia Thirlby teamstuffgiving Any filmmaking, any film is a collaborative process. There's always a lot of people working on things together. Olivia Thirlby movietogetherpeople I feel naked without jewelry. Olivia Thirlby jewelrynakedfeels But I would say maybe just from an actress's perspective, probably 'Woman Under the Influence' is the best movie of all time... The style of filmmaking and the performances ... you don't feel like you're watching a film. Olivia Thirlby actressesstyleperspective I'm not an eye-candy kind of girl. Olivia Thirlby girleyekind My boyfriend and I just got a projector, so we've been screening movies on the roof and projecting them against the wall next door. The last one we did, the theme was, "The Russians are Coming". So we screened Red Dawn and Top Gun. Olivia Thirlby wallgundoors There's so much with my character in Dredd that I identify with. She's my favorite character I think I've ever played. She's the most dynamic and fascinating woman that I could even imagine playing, so I love her. What I love about her is that her sensitivity is her greatest strength. Olivia Thirlby imaginecharacterthinking 'Red Knot' is a film that I shot in Antarctica almost three years ago on a boat. It was a film that was improvised and it had very interesting circumstances while making the film, obviously. We were on a small boat bobbing around in Antarctica. It was a really remarkable experience. Olivia Thirlby threeyearsinteresting My hair had been dyed blonde for Dredd. After Dredd, I was really fried because of the blonde hair dye, and so I cut it into a bob with bangs and that's how it was during Being Flynn. Olivia Thirlby bangscuttinghair Oh, I love making independent films, it's such a special, magical thing because you collaborate with a small group of people and everyone's pitching in. You'll see producers setting up the lunch table and the sound guy driving a van. We're all really there because we want to be. Olivia Thirlby independentlunchpeople
