Wow, I didn’t expect that. What was supposed to be a shout out of products I like, suddenly becomes an invitation to comment on my baby, and my ability as a mother. That’s the internet for you… but also, Instagrammers: instead of writing snarky comments about a 5 week old, try dancing around your living room to a Clash record. It’s way more fun.

Julia Stiles

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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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Actors can write and produce too. Then when I was working on Jason Bourne - having had that experience - instead of going back to my trailer and being separate from everyone else, I would sit behind the monitor and watch Paul Greengrass work and be much more included in the process. That was new for me and really enriching.

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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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I like a director that encourages me to be playful. I don't really like being restricted or controlled by a director.

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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 feel like I have a skill set, but every experience is different and there's always room for improvement.

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Education is huge for me. I went to public school until I turned thirteen, and was lucky enough to afford college once I became successful as an actress.

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Seeing other people in pain causes me pain.

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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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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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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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I never think of myself as an actor who takes work home with them.

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Education is huge for me. I went to public school until I turned thirteen, and was lucky enough to afford college once I became successful as an actress. I cannot believe that quality education costs as much as it does in this country. Ghetto Film School is a remarkable public high school in New York City where students get to learn to express themselves through filmmaking, and have hands-on access to equipment.

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We 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

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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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I am forever a romantic. I try to bring that into my work. I try not to be fooled by romance. Or work.

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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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Fundamentally women and men are different.

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Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down.

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I think I was born an artist. But the key is that I have a mom that encouraged and supported my artistic side. She still has the stick-figure drawings framed.

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