Theater makes working in movies or TV seem like a cake-walk.
JULIA STILESI’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 think that ultimately I just have to be myself. You know, I don’t do anything that outlandish anyway.
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I like analyzing human behavior. It’s complex. That’s what keeps me going.
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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 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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My regular school didn’t know what to do with me!
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I pretty much grew up in public.
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I never think of myself as an actor who takes work home with them.
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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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Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down.
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I took the role of Ophelia in Hamlet because she is so naive, loving, and innocent.
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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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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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I worked regularly from very early on, and some of it was probably a bit premature.
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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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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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