How Olivia Wilde Lives Her Best Life
The actress, who stars in the new film Third Person, on paddleboarding, pocket-size paraphernalia and her pooch, Paco.
Photo: Abrizio Maltese
Best Obsession
Miniature objects, anything tiny: furniture, cameras, trees—all of which you'll find scattered around my home. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is everything I could dream of in a film.
Best Hobby
While shooting Cowboys & Aliens in New Mexico, Jon Favreau taught Daniel Craig and me how to paddleboard on a lake. Daniel sank because he was too muscly, but my girl parts helped me balance! Jon gave me a board as a parting gift, and it's become a lovely pastime—like surfing with training wheels.
Best Fashion Secret
If you were to peek inside my closet, you'd think I was a newscaster or a politician—I have dozens of blazers. I always buy them, thinking they'll pull together an outfit, but then never wear them. My assortment rivals Rachel Maddow's.
Best Pick-Me-Up
A solo reggae dance party. I fell in love with the music as a kid and was the girl who had Bob Marley posters in her boarding school dorm room. Whenever it's sadville outside, I'll blast Toots & the Maytals to create my own tropical paradise inside.
Best Friend
Paco, my 11-year-old mutt. He has an awesome habit of leaving his toys in a perfectly organized pile. It looks like I've trained him into submission, but he's instinctually orderly and well behaved. I'm praying that my child takes after him!
Best Collection
It's actually my fiancé's [Jason Sudeikis]. He's a sneakerhead with about 200 pairs of Air Jordans. They make up an extraordinary colorful wall in our apartment. Guests always expect me to have too many shoes.
Miniature objects, anything tiny: furniture, cameras, trees—all of which you'll find scattered around my home. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is everything I could dream of in a film.
Best Hobby
While shooting Cowboys & Aliens in New Mexico, Jon Favreau taught Daniel Craig and me how to paddleboard on a lake. Daniel sank because he was too muscly, but my girl parts helped me balance! Jon gave me a board as a parting gift, and it's become a lovely pastime—like surfing with training wheels.
Best Fashion Secret
If you were to peek inside my closet, you'd think I was a newscaster or a politician—I have dozens of blazers. I always buy them, thinking they'll pull together an outfit, but then never wear them. My assortment rivals Rachel Maddow's.
Best Pick-Me-Up
A solo reggae dance party. I fell in love with the music as a kid and was the girl who had Bob Marley posters in her boarding school dorm room. Whenever it's sadville outside, I'll blast Toots & the Maytals to create my own tropical paradise inside.
Best Friend
Paco, my 11-year-old mutt. He has an awesome habit of leaving his toys in a perfectly organized pile. It looks like I've trained him into submission, but he's instinctually orderly and well behaved. I'm praying that my child takes after him!
Best Collection
It's actually my fiancé's [Jason Sudeikis]. He's a sneakerhead with about 200 pairs of Air Jordans. They make up an extraordinary colorful wall in our apartment. Guests always expect me to have too many shoes.
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