"People have been after me for a long time because I’ve been speaking to disaffected young men — what a terrible thing to do, that is."

"I thought the marginalized were supposed to have a voice. It’s very difficult to understand how demoralized people are, and certainly many young men are in that category. And you get these casual insults: 'These incels.' What does that mean? Well, these men, they don’t know how to make themselves attractive to women, who are very picky. And good for them — women, be picky. That’s your gift, man. Demand high standards from your men. Fair enough. But all these men who are alienated, they’re lonesome, and they don’t want to do, and everyone piles abuse on them."

Said Jordan Peterson, quoted in "Jordan Peterson Gets Emotional After Olivia Wilde Says Chris Pine’s ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Villain Was Based on Him/The author appeared to fight back tears when asked about Wilde calling him a 'pseudo-intellectual hero to the incel community.'" (Hollywood Reporter).

"In conversation with fellow actress-director Maggie Gyllenhaal for Interview magazine, Olivia Wilde asked, 'You know the incels?'"

"She was explaining to Gyllenhaal how she based a character in her latest film, 'Don’t Worry Darling,' on Jordan Peterson, a professor-turned-proselytizer whom Wilde described as 'this pseudointellectual hero to the incel community.' Gyllenhaal responded with a concise, 'No.' She did not know the incels...."

Writes Sonia Rao in "Let’s talk about the big reveal in ‘Don’t Worry Darling’/The disastrous press tour with Olivia Wilde, Harry Styles and Florence Pugh got everyone talking. But what is the movie itself trying to say?" (WaPo).