Olivia d'Abo

Professions :

Actress

Music has always been a huge passion in my life. I've just had such success with my acting that it's really been right alongside of it, and I've always been writing and playing and singing.

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With thrillers, there's such a fine line between what's good and what's cheesy and corny.

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Doing Broadway was always a dream of mine since I was a little girl.

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I've always wanted to play 'Lady Macbeth' and Strindberg's 'Miss Julie'.

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I've been writing and composing songs since I was 5 years old.

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I think one's history and past is important at a certain time in your life, especially as an artist, just to try to hone in on that.

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You want to find out what it is about you or what it is about your past and your lineage that's in you now, and whether you carry those traits and maybe what one's mission is to take it to the next level.

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I like roles of people who can overcome things because there's strength in that and an arc - and roles where they start in one place, and toward the end of the script they end up in a completely different place, so you've seen this growth and some humanity in the role.

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