You know Elizabeth Olsen — or, as I like to call her, the woman who made me cry once a week from January–March in WandaVision.
You're likely also aware that Elizabeth is the younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who have been famous since they were very, very smol.
Well, in a new interview with Glamour UK, Elizabeth spoke about why she originally wanted to ditch her last name.
#ElizabethOlsen opens up about why she wanted to change her surname growing up: "I guess I understood what nepotism was inherently as a 10-year-old. There is some sort of association of not earning something that I think bothered me." https://t.co/EGW3BAI6dK
Elizabeth said that she was first curious about auditioning for acting gigs when she was 10. However, she "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."
However, it wasn't just missing extracurriculars that played into her decision. "During that time, I thought ‘I don’t want to be associated with [Mary-Kate and Ashley],' for some reason," she continued. "I guess I understood what nepotism was, like inherently, as a 10-year-old."
"There is some sort of association of not earning something that I think bothered me at a very young age," she added. "It had to do with my own insecurities, but I was 10."
The connotations of nepotism that can go hand in hand with the Olsen name meant that Elizabeth considered going by her middle name — Chase — instead of Olsen. "I don’t know how much I processed, but I did think, ‘I’m going to be Elizabeth Chase when I become an actress,'" she said.
After everything, Elizabeth still "can't believe" that she became an actor. "I thought I was gonna be on Wall Street. I don't know what I wanted. But, at the end of the day, I love acting."
Although Elizabeth "probably won't" be an actor for the rest of her life, she's still finding acting work fulfilling. Currently, she's in the process of filming Doctor Strange 2 with Benedict Cumberbatch, which she described as a "bonkers movie."
Well, thanks for not becoming a finance bro, Elizabeth!
You can read the full interview with Elizabeth here.