I took the role of Ophelia in Hamlet because she is so naive, loving, and innocent.
JULIA STILESIn my worst moments, I try to think about loving instead of hating. Creation versus destruction, know what I’m sayin’?
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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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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 feel like I have a skill set, but every experience is different and there’s always room for improvement.
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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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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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I pretty much grew up in public.
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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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With film, so much is in the director’s hands. Once something is cut together – unless you’re in the editing room – you don’t really remember what the alternatives are.
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Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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