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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.

Julia Stiles

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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Nice Powerful Thinking
I never think of myself as an actor who takes work home with them.
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Actors Home Thinking
I feel like I have a skill set, but every experience is different and there’s always room for improvement.
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Different Rooms Skills
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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Creating Little Vision
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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Ideas People Sex
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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Hate Moments Thinking Worst
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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Dwelling Moving Struggle
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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Art Bird Cutting Funding Times
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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Figure Jobs Way Writing
I took the role of Ophelia in Hamlet because she is so naive, loving, and innocent.
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Innocent Ophelia Roles
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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Bigs Organization Scope
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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Easier Home Seriously Term
I like analyzing human behavior. It’s complex. That’s what keeps me going.
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Analyzing Behavior Human
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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Country People Running Summer
Theater makes working in movies or TV seem like a cake-walk.
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Cake Television Theater
I am forever grateful that I got some training in the theater – it reduces performance anxiety.
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Anxiety Forever Grateful

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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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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