First of all I would like to wish you all a happy new year. Julia did an interview with EcoStilleto.com.
There’s something about Julia Stiles and Shakespearean drama. She’s starred in three modern interpretations of the Bard’s classics—“10 Things I Hate About You,” “O” and “Hamlet”—and even dated the prince of Denmark in “The Prince and Me.”
But as Julia deepens her oeuvre with a forthcoming role as Sylvia Plath in “The Bell Jar,” which she’s also producing, as well as a recent stint on Broadway starring with Bill Pullman in David Mamet’s controversial “Oleanna,” she’s unleashed an unexpectedly hilarious comedic side working with comedy troupe The Vacationeers. “Excuse Me,” the short film they co-created, made the film festival circuit last year as the oh-so-deadpan “Julia Stiles Styles” video, featuring Stiles as a clueless eco-fashion designer, went viral—including on EcoStiletto TV.
But Julia hasn’t always been so comfortable with her sense of humor. Five years ago, when Conan O’Brien asked her what her first bite of hamburger was like after giving up veganism because of anemia, Stiles replied, “The word orgasm comes to mind.” Today, “I regret going on a talk show and talking about it,” she says. “I was young and impressionable and trying to be funny.”
She’s no longer a vegan, but Julia is a dedicated environmentalist who totes her own bags, avoids plastic water bottles and longs for the day when she can find a Fair Trade label on shoes.
She’s also really, really funny.
That “Julia Stiles Styles” video is hilarious. Tell me how that came about.
We did “Oleanna” first in L.A. before we took it to New York and I met the guys who are in The Vacationeers; they were friends of friends. I thought their movie “The Scenesters” was really good and their videos for Google were really funny. We were hanging out one day, throwing around ideas and I just thought the idea of Julia Stiles Styles was great.
I didn’t mean to be disparaging of green fashion—also, we weren’t making fun of any celebs who promote that kind of thing. We were making fun of me. The idea that can create unwearable clothing. And of celebs who can be out of touch with how rich they are. So [in the video] the clothing is really expensive but it was inspired by homeless people.
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