Elizabeth Olsen is the younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, as many people know, some as early as WandaVision. Besides allowing her to have insight into the industry from a young age, it also allowed the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) star to have role models in the art of how to be a globally-recognized celebrity. One of the rules that Mary-Kate and Ashley handed down is that ”‘No’ is a full sentence.”
That’s why Olsen doesn’t hesitate to turn down anything she doesn’t want to do, such as being a presenter at onstage shows like the Emmys or Oscars. According to Olsen, she’s tried that in the past and didn’t like it, so she decided that presenting wasn’t worth the feeling of passing out that she gets doing it. In the past, Olsen has talked about her struggles with anxiety and panic attacks, such as how that related to WandaVision tackles a story with mental health by including humor.
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During an interview with The Independent, Olsen also explained that the way she’s adopted her sister’s ‘No’ mantra over the years has changed. When she was younger, she used it more as a young female ready for an aggressor. “I’ve always kind of been tough like that – maybe to a fault at times. I just think maybe I could have massaged things a bit differently, or maybe I could have had some nuance. But I do think it’s an important thing for a young woman to know, or hear, or empower themselves with.”
Of course, there were times when she didn’t always follow their advice. When she was younger, most of the things they would tell her were things she wouldn’t do because she adopted an attitude of “‘I’m going to do it myself! You can’t tell me!’." Then she would find out that they were right and she would end up doing the thing they told her to do in the first place.
