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.
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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Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down.
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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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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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I think it’s really special to be a part of something that people are still watching or thinking about or interested in, or remember fondly many years later. I don’t think it’s annoying at all.
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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 like analyzing human behavior. It’s complex. That’s what keeps me going.
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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 pretty much grew up in public.
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I never think of myself as an actor who takes work home with them.
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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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My regular school didn’t know what to do with me!
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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 feel like I have a skill set, but every experience is different and there’s always room for improvement.
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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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