Elizabeth Olsen Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets
12th May 2016
Quote: "She's constantly surprising me. (While filming), we have dinners and wine and good chats. I've peeled a lot of layers of that onion, and every layer is interesting. She's smart. She's strong-willed. She has an old soul." Jeremy Renner is a big fan of his Avengers: Age of Ultron co-star Elizabeth Olsen, with whom he has reunited for forthcoming thriller Wind River.
30th April 2015
Quote: "My sisters are the most inspiring women to me because of the way they lead their lives. They’re insanely diligent and they taught me that you can do whatever you want if it’s your passion and you work hard at it." Actress Elizabeth Olsen is impressed by her twin sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley's work ethic.
30th April 2015
Quote: "You don’t say no to the Avengers. I've never experienced anything like it in terms of scale. We took over several towns in Italy and made them look like they were in the middle of a war. Then we moved the whole set to north London, where we took over an old police academy. It was just insane. There were real explosions and you could feel the heat of them." Elizabeth Olsen was stunned by the size of AVENGERS sequel Age of Ultron. The actress plays Scarlet Witch in the Marvel blockbuster.
29th April 2015
Quote: "Until I'm, like, 60, I think, is what I signed up for... (but) I do feel like I'm with the cool rock band." Actress Elizabeth Olsen is more than happy to portray Marvel's Scarlet Witch for the next 30 years. The star makes her debut as the mind-bending character in the new Avengers sequel The Age of Ultron.
1st May 2014
Quote: "I don't want to be known for that. I'm keeping my clothes on for a couple of years. I've noticed that if you're a young actress and you're about to make your first movie where you show your boob or butt, it's an epic moment in your life, like, 'I finally did nudity!' If you don't have that stigma, then it's not a big deal." Actress Elizabeth Olsen on nudity in film.
1st May 2014
Quote: "We got to go on vacations and lived in nice homes and I got to play club volleyball and ballet, which you don't realise as a kid are expensive. My mom would say things like, 'Lizzie, we are not the Rockefellers!' That put things into perspective." Actress Elizabeth Olsen on growing up with her older sister Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who found fame and success at a young age.
16th April 2014
Quote: "I really just feel like I'm doing something that's top secret and somehow has a lot more importance than anything else I've been around, so that alone is hilarious. I want to take a photo and send to my friends, not that I want to tweet or Instagram it, just for personal reasons - and I feel like I'm going to get in trouble if I take a photo on set!" Actress Elizabeth Olsen is terrified of accidentally leaking anthing about the upcoming The Avengers sequel, Age of Ultron.
21st February 2014
Quote: "No one should go there. I'm sorry, but." Actress Elizabeth Olsen did not enjoy filming her new period film In Secret in Serbia.
13th February 2014
Quote: "I don't think Joss ever would have hired me, honestly, if he wanted me to wear those outfits. I am not a professional athlete and nor am I a model. Wearing those costumes wouldn't be fun for anyone who wasn't those things." Actress Elizabeth Olsen will not be wearing the revealing costume that her character, The Scarlet Witch, wears in the comic books new movie Avengers: Age of Ultron.
11th January 2014
Fact: Hollywood newcomer Lupita Nyong'o has landed a new role as the face of Miu Miu's Spring 2014 fashion campaign. The 12 Years A Slave star joins Elizabeth Olsen, Elle Fanning and Bella Heathcote in the colourful clothing ads, in which they each model patterned dresses, bags, shoes and stockings.
28th November 2013
Quote: "I want to be part of his posse from now on." Actress Elizabeth Olsen is eager to reteam with Spike Lee on future projects after starring in the director's new thriller Oldboy, a remake of the 2003 Korean cult classic.
28th November 2013
Quote: "I want to do a really vulgar comedy next." Actress Elizabeth Olsen would love to shed her clean-cut image and show off her dirty sense of humour onscreen after she completes work on upcoming blockbusters The Avengers: Age of Ultron and the Godzilla reboot.
13th October 2013
Quote: "Apparently you can shut them down or something (but) I just find that so tedious... As long as you don't say something crazy, like offending people, I'm Ok with that." Actress Elizabeth Olsen is not planning to boot her imposters from Twitter.com.
12th October 2013
Quote: "I chose to eat it after I filmed a special scene in the movie... I did have to be naked in front of Josh Brolin." Elizabeth Olsen refrained from indulging in the rich food of New Orleans, Louisiana while shooting Old Boy in the city until after she had shot an intimate scene
11th October 2013
Quote: "Samuel Jackson can say what he likes." Elizabeth Olsen is remaining coy about her involvement in the upcoming The Avengers sequel after the movie's star Samuel L. Jackson let slip she had been cast as the Scarlet Witch. Her addition to the line-up of The Avengers: Age of Ultron has yet to be officially announced by movie bosses.
7th March 2013
Fact: Actress Elizabeth Olsen has landed a lead role in a new stage revival of William Shakespeare's classic tragedy Romeo & Juliet. The production will be part of the upcoming 2013/2014 season at the Classic Stage Company.
7th November 2012
Quote: "My first crushes were older men. First Frank Sinatra, then John Stamos, then George Clooney. I have always had a thing for silver foxes." Actress Elizabeth Olsen confesses she once had a crush on John Stamos, the man who portrated her twin sisters, Mary-Kate and Ashley's uncle on beloved U.S. Tv series Full House.
27th August 2012
Quote: "I would love to date a chef. I'd probably get really fat, but I don't care." Actress Elizabeth Olsen is a big foodie.
4th May 2012
Fact: Very Good Girls co-stars Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen became friends after the Martha Marcy May Marlene star was picked as the younger actress' tour guide when she first arrived at Studio City, Los Angeles high school Campbell Hall. The former schoolmates play love rivals in the movie they are shooting this summer (12).
9th March 2012
Fact: Elizabeth Olsen can fall back on a career as a property developer if her acting roles dry up, as she gained a real estate licence while studying in New York.
10th February 2012
Fact: Harry Potter villain Tom Felton and Elizabeth Olsen are in talks to play husband and wife in a new movie adaptation of Emile Zola's classic novel Therese Raquin. Oscar nominee Glenn Close has already signed on to play the mother of Olsen's titular character.
24th December 2011
Quote: "My sisters and I do most of the cooking because we love it. We jazz up the holidays with mashed cauliflower. It's so delicious; it's Mary-Kate's signature." Elizabeth Olsen on preparing Christmas dinner with her twin sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley.
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