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. — Julia Stiles

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

It would be great to go to school all year and do movies during the summer, but it doesn’t work that way. I’m not Julia Roberts, so I have to be flexible. — Julia Stiles

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

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. — Julia Stiles

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. — Julia Stiles

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. — Julia Stiles

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

It was true, she thought, that the big things awe us but the little things touch us. — Bess Streeter Aldrich

I was reluctant to join Twitter. My biggest concern was, I don’t want these thoughts that pop into my brain to be immediately broadcast. There’s a danger in that. And also–who cares? — Julia Stiles

I just thought ‘Blue’ was a great premise and a great set–up for conflict. I love the idea of exploring a character who’s living a secret life and is going to drown in the lies she’s telling. — Julia Stiles

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. — Julia Stiles

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

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

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

In my worst moments, I try to think about loving instead of hating. Creation versus destruction, know what I’m sayin’? — Julia Stiles

Fundamentally women and men are different. — Julia Stiles

One minute, I really am in awe of filmmakers, and I want to be working in film, and then the next minute, I get the itch to get back on stage. — Julia Stiles

I become so sentimental on planes: I could be watching ‘Bridesmaids’ and start crying. — Julia Stiles

I think Latin guys are really sexy. They generally fit into that whole tall, dark, and handsome thing. — Julia Stiles

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

I’m slowly working up the courage to sing in front of other people, but I can carry a tune. I do some mean karaoke. — Julia Stiles

I think that ultimately I just have to be myself. You know, I don’t do anything that outlandish anyway. — Julia Stiles