Elizabeth Olsen opens up about impact of sisters' fame on her career
'I thought, 'I don't want to be associated with ,' said Elizabeth Olsen
Elizabeth Olsen is not the one to take any favours within the film industry, just because she is the sister of famous twins, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
The Avengers starlet wanted to make a name for herself since day one. Talking In a new interview with Glamour UK, Elizabeth revealed how her sisters' fame impacted her.
"I was 10 and I was curious about auditioning," Elizabeth, 32, told the magazine.
"And I realized very quickly it wasn't for me because I was missing my sports teams, my dance class and all the extracurricular activities at school. But during that time, I thought, 'I don't want to be associated with [Mary-Kate and Ashley],' for some reason," she added.
In the interview, Elizabeth said as a child aspiring actress, she almost used her first and middle name as a stage name to differentiate herself from the famous Olsen twins, who were known for their stint as child artists on TV.
"I guess I understood what nepotism was like inherently as a 10-year-old," Elizabeth told Glamour UK. "I don't know if I knew the word, but there is some sort of association of not earning something that I think bothered me at a very young age. It had to do with my own insecurities, but I was 10. So I don't know how much I processed, but I did think, 'I'm going to be Elizabeth Chase when I become an actress.'"
