Make yourself useful, not just on a day to day basis, but as a lifetime thing.
JULIA STILESI am forever grateful that I got some training in the theater – it reduces performance anxiety.
More Julia Stiles Quotes
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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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Even after such milestones as Kathryn Bigelow winning an Oscar, there still seem to be few women in leadership roles.
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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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Theater makes working in movies or TV seem like a cake-walk.
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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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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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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 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.
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Sometimes I have these abstract ideas and then lose track of myself.
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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 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 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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In my worst moments, I try to think about loving instead of hating. Creation versus destruction, know what I’m sayin’?
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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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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.
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