I took the role of Ophelia in Hamlet because she is so naive, loving, and innocent.
JULIA STILESI 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.
More Julia Stiles Quotes
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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 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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Make yourself useful, not just on a day to day basis, but as a lifetime thing.
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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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Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down.
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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 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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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 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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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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As an actor, you’re only one little piece of the puzzle; you’re fulfilling someone else’s vision. If you’re involved earlier on, you’re kind of creating your own.
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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 pretty much grew up in public.
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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’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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