I pretty much grew up in public.
JULIA STILESMy regular school didn’t know what to do with me!
More Julia Stiles Quotes
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I like analyzing human behavior. It’s complex. That’s what keeps me going.
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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 worked regularly from very early on, and some of it was probably a bit premature.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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Sometimes I have these abstract ideas and then lose track of myself.
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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 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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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 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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I think that ultimately I just have to be myself. You know, I don’t do anything that outlandish anyway.
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