From “humbling” college experiences toHustlers,Julia Stileshas cornered both Hollywood and higher education throughout her career.
“It put things in perspective a lot.
“People would go, ‘Oh, you’re in that movie, right?’

Julia Stiles attends the 2000 MTV Movie Awards.Frank Micelotta/Getty Images
But I think, very quickly, I was able to focus on school,” she explained.
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