Behind the Face: Olivia Wilde
The key to the Tron actress' success? Her empowering approach to life.
Here, she shares her balanced attitude toward food, fitness, and fame |
par Alyssa Lee
Olivia Wilde is hot.
Sweating, actually. It's an unusually cool, overcast Saturday morning in
Venice, California, but inside a neighborhood fitness studio, beads of
perspiration have gathered on the actress's brow. Crouched over a sleek
spin bike, the 26-year-old is pedaling furiously in the middle row of
the 9:15 a.m. spin class, her face glistening, her blue-green eyes
lasers of focus.
Olivia is a regular at the studio, but it's been a while since she has
attended a class. A month earlier she was bucked from a horse while
filming Cowboys & Aliens, a sci-fi Western costarring Daniel Craig and
Harrison Ford due out this summer. "It was embarrassing, because I was
the only girl [doing the stunt]," says Olivia. Thankfully, she emerged
without serious injury, but she's not sure how her first time back in
the saddle will feel.
While others whoop and holler to the beats of Justin Timberlake and
Beyonce, Olivia pedals silently and steadily, and rides out the burn. "When
you feel like you're going to die…keep going," she says.
"Always keep moving." |
Extraits de l'interview:
On getting into shape for Tron: “I worked with a personal trainer, so I
did about an hour of cardio five or six days a week, weight training
three times a week, mixed martial arts/fighting three times a week, and
that’s a lot more than my normal [routine]!”
On her character, Quorra: “The great thing about playing a strong female
character is that I feel like I’ve created someone for little girls to
look up to.”
On balancing life with maintaining her figure: “Striving for physical
perfection takes a lot of energy. For me it’s important to come home
from work, cook a meal with my husband, and spend the afternoon reading
a book, instead of always running around.”
On her husband’s thoughts on her love scenes: ”I think he likes it…It’s
a turn-on that I get to do these things. The confidence that comes along
with doing well only makes you more desirable.”
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