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I like a director who is very observant and is watching what I’m doing and noticing what I’m doing, but is giving me time to figure it out. They don’t jump right in and give you a note before you’ve had time to really search on your own with how to do a scene.

Julia Stiles

I’m not good at keeping secrets. If I’m entrusted with a secret from a friend, I can do that because I’m a good friend, but I don’t like having secrets, it makes me nervous.
JULIA STILES

Friend Good Keeping Nervous Secrets
I did a run of a play over the summer in a really tiny theater in New York and that was rejuvenating for me. I directed a short series for Hulu called Paloma and being in an editing room, I learned a lot about acting.
JULIA STILES

Country People Running Summer
I think that ultimately I just have to be myself. You know, I don’t do anything that outlandish anyway.
JULIA STILES

Knows Outlandish Thinking
I worked regularly from very early on, and some of it was probably a bit premature.
JULIA STILES

Bits Premature Probably
My regular school didn’t know what to do with me!
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Knows Regular School
I am forever grateful that I got some training in the theater – it reduces performance anxiety.
JULIA STILES

Anxiety Forever Grateful
I pretty much grew up in public.
JULIA STILES

Grew Much Public
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
JULIA STILES

Art Bird Cutting Funding Times
I wear everything from hip-hop baggy pants to beautiful Armani dresses. I also like to mix vintage clothing with designer pieces.
JULIA STILES

Beautiful Fashion Vintage
The thing with the Bourne movies is that they’re so big in scope and the production value is so high and it takes so much organization.
JULIA STILES

Bigs Organization Scope
With film, so much is in the director’s hands. Once something is cut together – unless you’re in the editing room – you don’t really remember what the alternatives are.
JULIA STILES

Cutting Editing Hands
In my early career, I look at that time as a series of trial and error and learning as I go.
JULIA STILES

Careers Error Errors Trial
I’m going to Columbia University but I’m trying to keep that low-profile because I don’t want weird people following me there. I want the experience of normal college life.
JULIA STILES

College People Trying
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.
JULIA STILES

Creating Little Vision
Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down.
JULIA STILES

Joints Running Yoga
I did a different production with a different director and Bill Pullman. Oleanna – the one you saw – we were doing right after Bourne Identity or right after it came out.
JULIA STILES

Bills Identity Saws

I like a director who is very observant and is watching what I’m doing and noticing what I’m doing, but is giving me time to figure it out. They don’t jump right in and give you a note before you’ve had time to really search on your own with how to do a scene.

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I like a director who is very observant and is watching what I’m doing and noticing what I’m doing, but is giving me time to figure it out. They don’t jump right in and give you a note before you’ve had time to really search on your own with how to do a scene.

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