I think it’s really special to be a part of something that people are still watching or thinking about or interested in, or remember fondly many years later. I don’t think it’s annoying at all.
JULIA STILESEven after such milestones as Kathryn Bigelow winning an Oscar, there still seem to be few women in leadership roles.
More Julia Stiles Quotes
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I took the role of Ophelia in Hamlet because she is so naive, loving, and innocent.
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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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I worked regularly from very early on, and some of it was probably a bit premature.
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I wear everything from hip-hop baggy pants to beautiful Armani dresses. I also like to mix vintage clothing with designer pieces.
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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’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.
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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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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 think women get caught up too much in having a plan – ‘I’m going to get married at this age I’m going to have a kid at this age’ – and then they just try to find a guy who will fit into that picture. I don’t want my life to be based on that.
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Make yourself useful, not just on a day to day basis, but as a lifetime thing.
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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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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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Sometimes I have these abstract ideas and then lose track of myself.
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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.
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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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