As one of
Hollywood’s most in-demand actresses, Olivia Wilde seems to be right in her
prime.
However, in
an interview for Howard Stern’s Sirius XM radio show on Tuesday, the “Vinyl”
star revealed that she once lost out on a major role because she wasn’t young
enough.
Olivia told
Howard that she’d “auditioned unsuccessfully” for “The Wolf of
Wall Street” when she was 28, and was given a roundabout explanation why she got passed over.
“The funniest thing I heard
recently was, I had heard for a part that I was too sophisticated,” Olivia
said. “I thought, ‘Oh, that sounds nice. I like that feedback. I didn’t
get the part but I’m a very sophisticated person.‘”
The now-32-year-old went on to explain
that “sophisticated” turned out to be a bit of an industry code phrase.
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“Then I found out later they
actually said ‘old,‘” she laughed. “I
want to make a translation sheet for Hollywood that’s all the feedback your
agents give you and what it really means.“
Olivia said she harbored no hard
feelings after the experience. Instead of dwelling on professional disappointment,
she’s always chosen to look ahead and move forward.
“I have some ability to cut off
emotionally,” she told Howard. “The second I don’t get a role, it’s
dead to me.“
Despite the missed opportunity, things ultimately
ended up working out.
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Olivia said that when “Wolf”
director Martin Scorsese began developing “Vinyl” for HBO, she didn’t
even need to try out because she was already on the filmmaker’s radar.
“It shows that if you don’t get
something — job interview, whatever you do for a living — it might lead to
something else,” she told Howard.
While Olivia didn’t explicitly specify which
“Wolf” part she was up for, the working mom did praise Aussie
bombshell Margot Robbie for her breakout performance as the second wife of
Leonardo DiCaprio’s character.
“I thought she kicked so much ass
in that movie,” Olivia said.
She also clarified her comments via
Twitter on Wednesday morning, calling Margot a “sexy ninja” and
referring to “Vinyl” as her “dream job.”
My point about not being cast in "Wolf o W-Street" was that we have to trust the process because I ended up with my dream job on "Vinyl". 👍
— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) March 16, 2016
And my interview went on to say that Margot Robbie crushed that role like a sexy ninja and I LOVED her in it.💥⚡️💥
— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) March 16, 2016
“Vinyl” airs Sunday nights at 9 PM ET/PT on HBO.
— Erin Biglow
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