Unknown US magazine - 1998   High Stiles   Name and occupation:
Julia Stiles, actress  Age: 17  Soon to join a long list of
Lolitas in: Michael Steinberg's suburban thriller, Wicked, in
which she plays a coquettish adolescent whose mother is
mysteriously murdered.  Why Stiles -- unlike most teen starlets
-- has no laundry-detergent commercials in her closet: "When I
would audition for commercials, I was always criticized because
I wasn't energetic or bubbly enough. I have this New York City
guard about me. I could never be, like, 'Oh, yea, Tide!'"  On
her current high-school malaise: "High-school is like a minimum-
security institution for me; I'm itching to get out. I try to
enjoy the moment, but it's hard when the moment is in pre-
calculus."  Why you may not recognize Stiles until the credits
roll: "I always loved how people like John Voight and Laurence
Olivier shocked you every time they came on-screen. They were so
different each time. That's what I hope to do with acting -- be
the chameleon and not get s