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.
JULIA STILESThe only thing that gets me through any type of pain, emotional or physical, is to make it worthwhile by putting it into my work.
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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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 worked regularly from very early on, and some of it was probably a bit premature.
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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 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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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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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’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 pretty much grew up in public.
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I know it sounds earnest, but I do really feel in my bones that acting is just a small part of the equation when you are making a movie. The director really is in charge. Actors are as important or unimportant as the rest of the people around them.
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I remember seeing Janet McTeer in A Doll’s House. My grandmother took me and we had seats in the very back row, but her performance was so powerful – it was very accessible. I felt like I was much closer than I was.
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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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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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My regular school didn’t know what to do with me!
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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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