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 STILESI pretty much grew up in public.
More Julia Stiles Quotes
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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 worked regularly from very early on, and some of it was probably a bit premature.
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I like analyzing human behavior. It’s complex. That’s what keeps me going.
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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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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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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’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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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 feel like I have a skill set, but every experience is different and there’s always room for improvement.
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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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Theater makes working in movies or TV seem like a cake-walk.
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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 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 that ultimately I just have to be myself. You know, I don’t do anything that outlandish anyway.
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