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.
JULIA STILESWe 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
More Julia Stiles Quotes
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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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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 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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Theater makes working in movies or TV seem like a cake-walk.
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I took the role of Ophelia in Hamlet because she is so naive, loving, and innocent.
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Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down.
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I wear everything from hip-hop baggy pants to beautiful Armani dresses. I also like to mix vintage clothing with designer pieces.
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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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Sometimes I have these abstract ideas and then lose track of myself.
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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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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 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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I worked regularly from very early on, and some of it was probably a bit premature.
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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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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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