What Olivia Wilde has said about Don't Worry Darling

Wilde attributed the Don't Worry Darling media storm largely to public distrust and information overload rather than primarily to sexism.

“I don't begrudge a populace who is inherently distrustful of public figures because of the way that our country has run itself into this very dangerous rut of”

The Daily: Olivia Wilde Hit Bottom. Here's How She Bounced Back. (Nov 14, 2026) · Listen from 23:42

Wilde argued that people filled an information vacuum with an untrue narrative in which she was cast as the villain.

“they created a narrative that was... so far from the truth and I think that every story needs a villain and I was cast as said villain”

The Daily: Olivia Wilde Hit Bottom. Here's How She Bounced Back. (Nov 14, 2026) · Listen from 25:59

Wilde said the real heartbreak of that period was her separation, not public scrutiny, and that she launched into a film during COVID to avoid the pain.

“for me the the real heartbreak has nothing to do with public scrutiny or anything in the media i i went through a a rupture in my own life”

The Daily: Olivia Wilde Hit Bottom. Here's How She Bounced Back. (Nov 14, 2026) · Listen from 28:59

Wilde said she is proud of Don't Worry Darling, noting it made a lot of money when films directed by women rarely do.

“I'm very proud of the fact that it made a lot of money because movies directed by women don't tend to hit those numbers”

The Daily: Olivia Wilde Hit Bottom. Here's How She Bounced Back. (Nov 14, 2026) · Listen from 43:19