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.
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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Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down.
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I worked regularly from very early on, and some of it was probably a bit premature.
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The only thing that gets me through any type of pain, emotional or physical, is to make it worthwhile by putting it into my work.
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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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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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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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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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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 am forever grateful that I got some training in the theater – it reduces performance anxiety.
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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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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 took the role of Ophelia in Hamlet because she is so naive, loving, and innocent.
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Sometimes I have these abstract ideas and then lose track of myself.
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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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