Theater makes working in movies or TV seem like a cake-walk.
JULIA STILESI think that ultimately I just have to be myself. You know, I don’t do anything that outlandish anyway.
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 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.
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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 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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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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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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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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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’m not good at keeping secrets. If I’m entrusted with a secret from a friend, I can do that because I’m a good friend, but I don’t like having secrets, it makes me nervous.
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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 think that ultimately I just have to be myself. You know, I don’t do anything that outlandish anyway.
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I took the role of Ophelia in Hamlet because she is so naive, loving, and innocent.
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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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Sometimes I have these abstract ideas and then lose track of myself.
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