I took the role of Ophelia in Hamlet because she is so naive, loving, and innocent.
JULIA STILESI worked regularly from very early on, and some of it was probably a bit premature.
More Julia Stiles Quotes
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Even after such milestones as Kathryn Bigelow winning an Oscar, there still seem to be few women in leadership roles.
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Make yourself useful, not just on a day to day basis, but as a lifetime thing.
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My regular school didn’t know what to do with me!
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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 feel like I have a skill set, but every experience is different and there’s always room for improvement.
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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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I really like Shakespeare a lot. The characters that he writes for females, I think, are really great and a lot more compelling than what modern writers write, which is weird because they didn’t have actresses then.
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I like analyzing human behavior. It’s complex. That’s what keeps me going.
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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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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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I like a director who is very observant and is watching what I’m doing and noticing what I’m doing, but is giving me time to figure it out. They don’t jump right in and give you a note before you’ve had time to really search on your own with how to do a scene.
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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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Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down.
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I am forever grateful that I got some training in the theater – it reduces performance anxiety.
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