Elizabeth Olsen

And I've been taking acting classes since I was 7.

I was embarrassed that I even wanted to become an actress because coming from L.A., with two older sisters in the business and a mom who had been a ballet dancer, it was such a cliche.

And at NYU, I went to the Atlantic Theater Company, and they have two main points. One of them is to always be active in something instead of just feeling it. And the other is figuring out your character.

I'm the first one who sees every romantic comedy in theaters.

I'm terrified of improv. Improv in a show or in front of an audience sounds terrifying.

When I was 14 or 15, I was a really good volleyball player, so I thought, 'Well, maybe I'll just get a scholarship to an Ivy League school through volleyball.' Then I quit when I decided to focus on theater.

I get way too much happiness from good food.

My brother knows more about film sets than I do, because he works at New York Film Academy.

I always went to see independent films, they're the movies I'm usually most excited to see.

You want everyone to succeed in your family.

I don't know about you, but my girlfriends have been my girlfriends forever, and they're my sisters and my family.

I never wanted anyone to think that I would use my family name to get me anywhere.