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 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 never think of myself as an actor who takes work home with them.
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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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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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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 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 feel like I have a skill set, but every experience is different and there’s always room for improvement.
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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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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 took the role of Ophelia in Hamlet because she is so naive, loving, and innocent.
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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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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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My regular school didn’t know what to do with me!
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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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