Actress Elizabeth Olsen enjoys a loyal fan base in India courtesy of the portrayal of Wanda Maximoff across the Marvel Universe. The actress sits down for a chat with Bombay Times, and is quite surprised to hear about the love she enjoys here. “I have never been to India. I’d love to. (But) I’ve definitely seen Indian content,” she says when asked about India. Elizabeth’s next is a rom-com Eternity where she is paired with Miles Teller and Callum Turner. Ask her what’s the art of finding chemistry with an on-screen partner and she explains, “It’s on the page. And there’s something that is a lucky gift when you get to play characters that are just the most comfortable version of themselves. That looks like a form of chemistry because of the time spent. A lot of times as actors you might be put in uncomfortable situations – like making out – being chemistry. But for us it was our bickering and frustrations with each other that was a form of intimacy.”As she plays a romantic character, ask her about her idea of love and she reveals, “I think love is allowed to be so many different things, so I wouldn’t be able to make a definition. I think the love you feel with your first crush, at the age of eight, is just as valid as your first real romantic love in more formative years. And so is the love that you spend with—if you end up getting married or choosing a partner. I think all those forms of love are completely valid.“Eternity explores the idea of forever love. But does Olsen herself believe in it? She laughs off, “No. I thought it was just kind of funny.”While the movie, hit theatres tomorrow across PVR INOX Cinemas in the country, may be a rom-com it also let’s Olsen explore a few emotional scenes which lets her explore depths of her character. Leading into her process for emotional scenes, she adds, “It just depends on what you’re doing. I don’t think the focus is the emotion, but the focus is communicating whatever’s happening in that moment. I think sometimes it surprises you and catches you off guard, and sometimes it’s written in the script. Sometimes it’s something the director asks of you, sometimes it’s for a moment of comedy. And that’s also useful, especially in these types of films. I don’t know… everyone has different versions of what they need to do to get there as actors. I think it doesn’t really matter how one gets there as long as it’s believable enough.”
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