In Alien, Sigourney Weaver's role was written for a man. In Salt, Angelina Jolie's role was written for … - Olivia Wilde

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We do not smirk at the misery or the merrymaking of immoral culture. We weep. Being pilgrims does not mean being cynical. The salt of the earth does not mock rotting meat. Where it can, it saves and seasons. And where it can’t, it weeps.

Olivia Wilde

In Alien, Sigourney Weaver's role was written for a man. In Salt, Angelina Jolie's role was written for Tom Cruise. These things, when reversed, do prove to be just as exciting and entertaining with women in leading roles.

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I feel like the luckiest child in the world because I got to grow up in Ireland. In summer is when you really grow up. During the year, I would go back to the States, and all year long really couldn't wait to get back to Ardmore.

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It's really hard to get stories made that are about women. Not just women being obsessed with men, or supporting men. And it's really hard to get men to be a part of films that are about women in a leading role. I'm really interested in how we can adjust that.

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We fall in love with one version of someone and we expect them to stay that way, but they never do.

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In a thousand years, archeologists will dig up tanning beds and think we fried people as punishment.

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I think it's very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person.

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