I took the role of Ophelia in Hamlet because she is so naive, loving, and innocent.
JULIA STILESIt’s not my job to critique the writing. I’m there to serve it. I had to figure out a way to make it work.
More Julia Stiles Quotes
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Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down.
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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.
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I think that ultimately I just have to be myself. You know, I don’t do anything that outlandish anyway.
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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.
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I pretty much grew up in public.
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It was nice that there [ in the Bourne Ultimatum ] was a reference to the relationship . It’s very subtle – it’s actually without dialogue. I do think it’s powerful even without words.
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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 used to struggle a lot with dwelling on how the day at work was, and I would dwell on my performance. Now, I’m like, “Well, that’s over and done with, and I can’t control the outcome, so move on.” I just remember that it’s entertainment I am making.
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I never think of myself as an actor who takes work home with them.
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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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Even after such milestones as Kathryn Bigelow winning an Oscar, there still seem to be few women in leadership roles.
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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.
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It’s not my job to critique the writing. I’m there to serve it. I had to figure out a way to make it work.
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I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of people paying for sex and what goes on with that and why that happens.
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Make yourself useful, not just on a day to day basis, but as a lifetime thing.
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