I like analyzing human behavior. It’s complex. That’s what keeps me going.
JULIA STILESI pretty much grew up in public.
More Julia Stiles Quotes
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Make yourself useful, not just on a day to day basis, but as a lifetime thing.
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As an actor, you’re only one little piece of the puzzle; you’re fulfilling someone else’s vision. If you’re involved earlier on, you’re kind of creating your own.
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I really like Shakespeare a lot. The characters that he writes for females, I think, are really great and a lot more compelling than what modern writers write, which is weird because they didn’t have actresses then.
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I’ve really turned a corner recently in terms of not taking work too seriously, so it is much easier for me to not take my work home.
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I pretty much grew up in public.
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Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down. My brain and body can go into overdrive – yoga teaches me to focus on the moment and not get ahead of myself.
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The only thing that gets me through any type of pain, emotional or physical, is to make it worthwhile by putting it into my work.
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Theater makes working in movies or TV seem like a cake-walk.
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In my early career, I look at that time as a series of trial and error and learning as I go.
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Even after such milestones as Kathryn Bigelow winning an Oscar, there still seem to be few women in leadership roles.
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We can become very short-sighted in terms of objectives. The first thing to go during times of economic crisis and budget cuts is funding for things that are essential and not-quantifiable, like the arts. Save Big Bird
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My regular school didn’t know what to do with me!
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I am forever grateful that I got some training in the theater – it reduces performance anxiety.
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I feel like I have a skill set, but every experience is different and there’s always room for improvement.
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I know it sounds earnest, but I do really feel in my bones that acting is just a small part of the equation when you are making a movie. The director really is in charge. Actors are as important or unimportant as the rest of the people around them.
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