Elizabeth Olsen says she’s happy to go nude in “voyeuristic” film scenes – but she’ll never play a character wearing a bikini.
The actress, 26, has appeared naked in a number of films, including Spike Lee’s controversial Oldboy remake in 2013.
She told Net-A-Porter’s The Edit that Kate Winslet was an influence when it came to feeling comfortable disrobing.
“I love Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett. I remember watching Holy Smoke and thinking that it was so reassuring to see a young Kate (Winslet) doing something that was so bold in so many ways.
“I thought to myself, ‘OK, so it doesn’t destroy your career if you appear nude or take risks, because not everyone in my family and group of friends thought it was the best idea to be naked in a movie.”
She added: “There are actresses, young and old, who have decided never to do that and they become those examples people talk to you about…
“[But] there are times when I like to do it. You want that voyeuristic quality, but I never feel I have to be nude – and you won’t ever see me in a beauty shot in a bikini on a beach. That’s a character I will never play.”
The US star plays Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) in new film Avengers: Age of Ultron.
“You don’t say no to the Avengers. I’ve never experienced anything like it in terms of scale,” she said.
“We took over several towns in Italy and made them look like they were in the middle of a war. Then we moved the whole set to north London where we took over an old police academy.
“It was just insane, there were real explosions and you could feel the heat off them. And in amidst of it all, a guy in a onesie shooting things. I couldn’t even make eye contact with that. It was just too weird.”
She said of being inspired by her older sisters – child stars turned fashion designers Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen – “My sisters are the most inspiring women to me because of the way they lead their lives. They’re insanely diligent and they taught me that you can do whatever you want if it’s your passion and you work hard at it.”
To see the full interview with Elizabeth Olsen, read The EDIT
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