Julia Stiles She is known as a former teen movie queen – and perhaps her most famous character is Kat Stratford from 10 things I hate about you.
The smart, strong-willed feminist in high school was always speaking her mind and trying to avoid what others thought of her in the process. Styles, 43, believes she would still do the same today.
When asked where she thinks Cat would be now, Stiles said Vogue magazine“I hope I'll be happier after I graduate high school. She's either touring in a rock band or living in a cabin in Costa Rica, making her own sourdough bread, and there are no barriers around her. And she's all surfing.
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In the 1999 coming-of-age film, Stiles and the Late Heath Ledger She played star-crossed lovers Kat and Patrick Verona respectively. The couple reluctantly falls in love with each other amidst a backdrop of high school angst. Joseph Gordon Levitt (Cameron James), Gabrielle Union (chastity), Allison Janney (Mrs. Berkey) David Krumholtz (Michael Ekman), Larisa Oleinik (Bianca Stratford), Andrew Keegan (Joey Donner) and Susan May Pratt Mandela assembled a star-studded support team.
The beloved 10 Things I Hate About You debuted on March 31, 1999, and more than two decades later, fans are still talking about the romantic comedy. Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger played lovers Kat Stratford and Patrick Verona, respectively. The duo fell in love with each other reluctantly amidst the backdrop of (…)
When remembering what it was like to work with Ledger – from He died at the age of 28 On January 22, 2008, after accidentally taking a drug overdose – Styles said the Oscar winner was “Such a bright light.“
He was an active and gentle force. It was very engaging and engaging, and we all had a great time working on this film Vogue magazine. “I'm really grateful that he was so nice to me. In my first experience of being the lead in a big studio movie, especially in romantic situations, you have to feel really comfortable with the person you're acting with, and he made me very comfortable.”
People are still obsessed with their partnership and Jill Junger– Directing the film in general. Twenty-five years after its release, Stiles believes fans still hold the film in high regard because “the writing was so good.”
“It was a really smart team of writers,” Karen McCullagh and Kirsten Smith“, who in many ways – like Cat Stratford – did not turn their wit, humor and observation to trends.” Vogue magazine. “They were very avant-garde, and they were saying, ‘This is our personality and our humor and this is what the movie is going to be,’ and I think that authenticity is what audiences respond to.”
After success 10 thingsStyles continued to star Down to you, Save the last dance, Hey, The prince and Iand Bourne identity privilege. Nowadays, she is a busy mother of three children whom she shares with her husband Preston J. CookIn addition to being an actress, writer and director.
She recently released her directorial debut, a rom-com I wish you were hereChampionship Isabel Foreman and Mina Masoudand based on the author's 2017 novel Rene Carlino.
Julia Stiles sings the praises of 10 Things I Hate About You actor Heath Ledger years after his sudden death. “It was amazing,” Styles, 43, exclusively told E! News in an interview published on Tuesday, January 14. “He was such a bright light.” While Styles said with great enthusiasm that she and all her stars (…)
“I wanted to make a romantic movie about human characters,” Stiles said. Us Weekly About the project, which premiered on Friday, January 17.
She also admitted that being a mother is the best “training for being a director.”
“You have to be good at time management, you have to be a multitasker. You have to be present but you also have to think 10 steps ahead. You have to be able to handle sleep deprivation well,” she joked.
The actress added that with both directing and parenting you have to “manage people's feelings and needs but also direct them,” concluding, “One hundred percent (it's) the best training.”
