No smiles for Mary-Kate
2007-09-07 13:03
New York - There is a reason that Mary-Kate Olsen looks so depressed in her photos splashed across the tabloids.
"I don't want my picture taken," the 21-year-old actress tells Entertainment Weekly magazine. "The only time I think it's OK is at a red-carpet event or a photo shoot.
"So every time I see paparazzi, I cover my face so they don't get a picture, and I'm just `the mean person who doesn't smile."'
Olsen, whose waiflike figure has made her a target of media scrutiny, avoids public displays of attention.
"I would love to be able to swim in the ocean in Malibu," she says. "But that is asking for a bikini shot. That's inviting something that I don't want to happen. I don't need to be on a `Who's Skinny, Who's Fat, Who's Looking Healthy, Who's Not Eating?' list."
Role in Weeds
After a hiatus from acting, Olsen - who rose to fame on TV's "Full House" in a shared role with twin sister Ashley - will portray an alluring Christian girl on Showtime's Weeds.. Her 10-episode begins September 17.
She also returns to the big screen in The Wackness, co-starring Ben Kingsley. The film is slated for release next year.
"There's definitely been times in my life when I just turned to people and said, `I'm done, this is too much for me, this is too overwhelming,"' Olsen says.
She is in a healthy frame of mind these days.
"Mentally, physically, I feel pretty on top of my game right now," Olsen says. "Talk to me next week, I don't know. Today, I feel good."
- AP