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" I watch comedies most of the time. That's what I gravitate toward. But I think the kinds of roles people see me in are sort of the opposite of that. I'm not really sure why. "
Julia Stiles
Think
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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 went to a Chekhov play with my grandmother, and at the end, I was talking about how the first act was so boring. And my grandmother didn't see that at all. I realized it was because I need, like, the constant images changing. I wrote a paper about this. "
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" In terms of directing a feature, I'd want the story to be right - you know, it's a year of your life, and you have to be focused on one thing, so I want it to be a story that I really, really care about and will enjoy making. "
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You
" One of the wonderful things about 'Jason Bourne' and that franchise is getting to work the same people sporadically and over the course of many years. I'm not so keen on having to get to know a whole group of people. "
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Wonderful
Work
Group
" I tend to shut myself off from people. It's gotten harder and harder for me to meet new people. It takes a lot of effort to open up to them and spend time with them. "
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" I actually have this fantasy of giving up my cell phone. "
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Cell Phone
Giving
Giving Up
" I pretty much grew up in public. "
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Grew
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Public
" 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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College
People
Me
" I think that ultimately I just have to be myself. You know, I don't do anything that outlandish anyway. "
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" If Beyonce needs another back up dancer, I mean, I could make time. "
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Back Up
Mean
" I always feel like a goofy little kid. "
Julia Stiles
Kid
Always
Feel
" With film, so much is in the director's hands. Once something is cut together - unless you're in the editing room - you don't really remember what the alternatives are. The exercise in theater is night after night, you are doing the same play, but you have another opportunity to explore. "
Julia Stiles
Night
Remember
Together
" My musician friends could always practice what they loved doing, but I can't go on a street corner and start reciting a monologue. Acting is very collaborative, and you always need other people with you - mainly an audience. "
Julia Stiles
Start
Practice
People
" 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. I like a director that encourages me to be playful. "
Julia Stiles
Time
Doing
Search
" When I'm working, I need to be pretty disciplined, but I do like to enjoy my food. I like to keep it fresh and wholesome. Preparing your own food can be a great way to unwind. "
Julia Stiles
Great
Need
Own
" I love podcasts! I wish I had my own, although I think there are already too many podcasts, so I don't know how I would create a new one. "
Julia Stiles
Wish
Think
Know
" I become so sentimental on planes: I could be watching 'Bridesmaids' and start crying. "
Julia Stiles
Start
Watching
Sentimental
" 'Big Night' is the best food movie ever made. It's such a celebration of food, and the Italian tradition of celebrating people. Plus, everything looked delicious! "
Julia Stiles
Food
Best
Night
" I love the interactive nature of theater. I just craved it. As much as I love working on a film or TV set, most of the storytelling happens in the editing, whereas when you're doing a play, the storytelling is in your hands as an actor. "
Julia Stiles
You
Play
Nature
" I feel like I'm constantly trying to avoid awkwardness. I always try to pretend that the awkwardness doesn't exist, and then it just becomes more awkward. "
Julia Stiles
Trying
Like
Try
" I studied Shakespeare in college, but not theatrically, more in terms of literature, and then I kind of took a break from it. Now there's resurgence in my appreciation for him. It's amazing: there are so many book titles and song titles that come just from lines that he wrote. "
Julia Stiles
Amazing
Book
College
" I worked regularly from very early on, and some of it was probably a bit premature. "
Julia Stiles
Early
Premature
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" Obviously, if I'm in Argentina, I'm going to have a steak, but I don't love meat, really. I always think about where the food came from and who had to get it. "
Julia Stiles
Always
Love
Food
" I turn on the radio. I'm a really big fan of old-fashioned dial radio. I love WNYC and NPR and also 88.3 in New York, which is the jazz station, and it's usually good for background music. If I'm not in New York City or by a traditional radio, I'll stream it on my phone, although I usually try not to look at my phone first thing in the morning. "
Julia Stiles
Good
Morning
New York
" I love baseball. As a teenager, I was a contrarian and picked the underdog instead of just rooting for the Yankees. It's a hard team to root for, but there's something that always keeps me hopeful. "
Julia Stiles
Underdog
Baseball
Team
" I always thought it would be really fun to play a villain. I feel like I haven't done that yet. Not an anti-hero, not someone who is flawed, but somebody who is just straight-up bad. "
Julia Stiles
Thought
Villain
Feel
" 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. "
Julia Stiles
School
Great
Job
" We don't have cable, so I don't watch a lot of traditional TV. I watch a lot of Netflix, and there's this thing in Canada called Show Me, and then I also get things from iTunes. "
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Watch
Netflix
Me
" At the heart of any drama, there's conflict. When you are acting, you get to play out the confrontations you want to have in real life but can't. Or the emotions that you would want to have in real life, but sometimes they are too difficult. "
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Life
Conflict
Emotions
" Compared to film or television, theater is more interactive, collaborative. "
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