He was a first-time director and he was a very, very intelligent, capable guy.
The script was very good," she explained.
“And thenHarvey Weinsteingot his hands on it.”
Juila Stiles and Freddie Prinze Jr. in ‘Down to You’.Credit: Everett Collection
She characterized the insertion as a “dumb” attempt to “capitalize on this trend.”
“I felt so slimy doing it the whole time,” she admitted.
“It was annoying.
Julia Stiles in 2025.John Nacion/Variety via Getty
Save the Last Dancewouldn’t release until the year afterDown to You’s premiere in January 2000.
Stiles starred in several Miramax films at the outset of her career, includingWide Awake,Hamlet, andCarolina.
