Mary-Kate Olsen attends the Cinema Society, Pamella Roland and Svedka screening of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" on December 11, 2008 in New York City.Us Magazine
"Full House is on all the time. Really. I see that it's on," she told March's Interview. "But last year, Ashley spent the night at my place and I woke up to the theme song at seven in the morning. I was like, 'What are you doing?'"
Asked to sing the show's catchy theme song, Olsen says, "I don't know the exact words. It starts off like, [sings] 'The milkman, the paperboy . . .' [laughs] There you go. That's my singing for the day."
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Olsen says being on the show at such a young age -- she and Ashley landed their role as Michelle Tanner before they were 1 (and earned $2,400 per episode) -- was a "mixture" of work and fun.
"We basically learned how to talk in front of the cameras by copying somebody else's words or movements," she says.
"We would get little gummy bears - like a gummy bear cut into three pieces. And we'd crawl to the gummy bear or reach for it," she explains. "The outtakes of Full House are pretty funny."
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How did they decide who was going to be Michelle for a scene?
"When we were younger, it was basically who wouldn't cry in front of the camera," says Olsen. "As we got older, it would be split up by fun scenes. Like, say there was a cake-eating scene or riding an elephant . . . We'd split it up that way.
"They always tried to make sure it was fair," she adds.
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After appearing in a slew of post-Full House children's movies, Olsen says she didn't feel "challenged" by acting.
"The movies we did after Full House were written for us, they were made for our audience," she says. "I knew that there was something I liked about acting, but by the time I went to college it had been forgotten. So I enrolled at William Esper [Studio for Acting] in New York, and I loved it. It takes you back to the basics. That's when I knew I wanted to keep doing that."
Olsen -- who went on to star in the 2008 indie The Wackness and land a guest role on Showtime's Weeds -- says she's toyed with the idea of quitting acting.
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"When I was 16 or 17 I said, 'I'm done. I'm exhausted,'" she says. "But then three days go by and you're ready to work again."
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nancyI love you both.Yes i would like to see you both in movies again child type or horror dont matter to me.Keep going love yasreport abuseposted June 11, 2009 5:32 PM PDT
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Judy TIT IS REALLY SAD TO WATCH THE RERUNS AND SEE THOSE TWO DARLING LITTLE GIRLS HAVE TO GROW UP ITOT THE HARSH REALITY OF LIFE. PEOPLE BEING JEALOUS WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE BECAUSE THEIR LIVES LOOKED SO COOL WITH THE FAMILY LIFE THE SHOW PORTRAYED AND NOW NO PERSONAL PRIVACY AND PEOPLE ENVYING THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE SMARAT ENOUGH TO WORK INSTEAD OF USING THEIR FAME FOR A PLAYGROUND AND ARE NOW WEA;LTHYreport abuseposted March 22, 2009 12:38 PM PDT
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shiningstarz0916Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen did so many movies together that they did get tired after awhie. It was the samething over and over again. But they are two good actors and fun to watch. So hopefully the'll do some twin movies again kind of like Tia and Tamera Mowery (sp) with their Twitches.report abuseposted March 10, 2009 7:24 AM PDT
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~M~I~A~they were cute...but now there just too much....report abuseposted February 17, 2009 2:31 PM PST
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crAzy AsHi hate u i luv ashley morereport abuseposted February 17, 2009 8:46 AM PST
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noudidntDoes she throw up a little in her mouth like when I watch Full House?report abuseposted February 17, 2009 6:20 AM PST
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Heathjust goes to show that you dont have to have talent to be famousreport abuseposted February 13, 2009 8:14 PM PST
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KellyWho cares?report abuseposted February 12, 2009 2:30 PM PST
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flc2040Yeah, neither one of them knows how to act. Must be lots of luck that they are still around now.report abuseposted February 12, 2009 2:04 PM PST
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Brianna Wokaaaaaaaaay..... nice to knowreport abuseposted February 12, 2009 12:56 PM PST
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