Julia Stiles quotes

Julia Stiles is an American actress known for her roles in both independent films and Hollywood blockbusters. Her breakthrough came with performances in teen classics such as "10 Things I Hate About You" and "Save the Last Dance." She continues to act in film, television, and theater, earning acclaim for her versatility and talent. Here are 26 of her quotes:

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 tend to gravitate toward the more powerful roles. As opposed to the doe-eyed girl who bats her eyelashes and runs around in towels, you now what I mean? Because that kind of makes me want to vomit.

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I always loved how people like Jon Voight and Laurence Olivier shocked you every time they came on-screen. They were so different each time. That's what I hope to do with acting - be the chameleon and not get stuck in a type.

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I like analyzing human behavior. It's complex. That's what keeps me going.

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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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Sometimes I have these abstract ideas and then lose track of myself.

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Of course my family and friends are incredibly valuable to me. They keep me sane, they teach me things and I love spending time with them. I think that ranking what you value is a sort of western and linear way of looking at things.

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Playing Paula in The Business of Strangers was extremely cathartic and wonderful for me because Patrick Stettner (the director) constantly encouraged me to be un-self aware. The character is very elusive and bold, but my experience of having people confuse bluntness with bitchiness has made me shy away from it, or it has made me too aware of the reactions I get from people. So Patrick undid all that by telling me to ignore what the response might be to Paula. It was almost like being a kid again, and it was a very empowering feeling.

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I definitely worry about that. I think about it all the time because that's the way Hollywood thinks. It's all about momentum and keeping your name out there, and college certainly takes you away from that. But, if I look at it in the longer term, it's so worthwhile.

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I met this homeless man who had never owned a shirt in his life. He had taken his pants and worn them as a shirt and I thought it was so creative. He was liberated from the conventions of fashion.

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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 think audiences, producers and directors included, develop crushes on actors (actresses in particular) and then lose interest and move on to the next one.

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I am a big fan of horror movies but I had never thought that I had wanted to act in one because I don't think that actors get to do much in them. They're usually just reacting.

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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 was gonna throw the first pitch at a Mets game, but there was a rain delay. So I'm waiting for it to stop, and the team's manager, Willie Randolph, comes by. Now he's already intimidating to begin with. But he comes over to me and says, 'If you screw this up, they will boo you.' And I said 'Thanks.'

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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 always feel like a goofy little kid.

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I pretty much grew up in public.

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So I am happy to have fans, especially if it enables me to keep working. And I am really grateful when people respond to my work.

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I worked regularly from very early on, and some of it was probably a bit premature.

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There are a handful of actors who sustain interest because it's exciting to watch them get better at what they do. I want to be one of those actors.

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It's actually really great to be a student and an actor, because I get to do this job that I love, then just when I think my head might explode, I get to go to school where they don't really care about what magazine cover I'm on.

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