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.
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 never think of myself as an actor who takes work home with them.
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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 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 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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My regular school didn’t know what to do with me!
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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’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’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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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 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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Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down.
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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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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’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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