Julia Stiles
Julia Stiles
Julia O'Hara Stilesis an American actress. Born and raised in New York City, Stiles began acting at age 11 and made her screen debut as Erica Dansby in six episodes of the television series Ghostwriter. Her first film role was in I Love You, I Love You Not, followed by a leading role in the thriller Wicked, for which she was awarded the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Award for Best Actress. She went on to gain prominence for her...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth28 March 1981
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I feel like I have a skill set, but every experience is different and there's always room for improvement.
I took the role of Ophelia in Hamlet because she is so naive, loving, and innocent.
If I'm gong out to a club I like to have fun with it. I'll use blue or red sparkly eyeliners and glittery eye shadows. Then I'll put on some blue mascara. I focus on the eyes.
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.
I like analyzing human behavior. It's complex. That's what keeps me going.
Make yourself useful, not just on a day to day basis, but as a lifetime thing.
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.
In my worst moments, I try to think about loving instead of hating. Creation versus destruction, know what I'm sayin'?
My regular school didn't know what to do with me!
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.
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
Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down.
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.
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.