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Julia Stiles Was ‘Starstruck’ Auditioning Against Natalie Portman in the '90s: 'She Was Way Famous Already'

'10 Things I Hate About You' star Julia Stiles auditioned against Natalie Portman in New York City in the '90s, and says she was 'starstruck.'

The budding actress’ circle of famous friends grew as she continued to work and book roles. “I was a 17-year-old actress auditioning and getting a lot of annoying comments like, ‘You're too serious,’ or ‘You need to be sexier,’ or ‘Smile more,’ and I was vulnerable to it because I was still trying to figure out who I was," Stiles said. "And then I read 10 Things I Hate About You and Kat Stratford was like this feisty outspoken girl who did not care what people thought about her,” Stiles continued of the character, who played opposite the late Heath Ledger ’s Patrick Verona.

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