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 new romantic comedy marks Stiles' directorial debutJulia Stiles loved having her son on set — and the feeling was mutual.On Wednesday, Jan. 15, the actress, 43, told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview at a screening of her new movie Wish You Were Here in New York City that she was "so happy" to have her 8-year-old son Strummer visit her while filming.

Speaking with PEOPLE at the event, Stiles detailed how she keeps in touch with her former costars and revealed that she'd be meeting up with her on-screen sis that night. "I know

“Being a mother is such good training for being a director,” Stiles, 43, exclusively told Us Weekly at the Wish You Were Here premiere in New York City on Wednesday, January 15. “You have to be good at time management, you have to be a multitasker.”

The actress revealed her feelings about her late co-star, who starred alongside her in '10 Things I Hate About You.'

“I’ve known Julia since like ninth grade biology class, so we’re just living our life, man, just looking for the next exciting thing to do,” Carlton, 44, tells PEOPLE of her longtime friendship with Stiles, 43, that started when they were teens.

Julia Stiles tells USA TODAY about making her directorial debut in "Wish You Were Here" and recruiting a longtime friend for the film's score.

The longtime Hollywood star opens up about her "energized" transition into a new leadership role behind-the-scenes with her "Wish You Were Here" film.

"What's funny is that I did everything as a director that I swore I would never do to my actors," Julia Stiles tells Newsweek about her new film, 'Wish You Were Here.'

Julia Stiles had long thought of making her feature directorial debut, but it took a special story to make it happen. The film follows the story of Charlotte (Isabelle Fuhrman), a woman whose life is forever altered after a whirlwind night with Adam (Mena Massoud).

The "10 Things I Hate About You" and "Bourne" actress explains how she accomplished her career-long goal of directing a film

Mona Lisa Smile follows Roberts' character Katherine Ann Watson as she accepts an Art History teaching position at Wellesley College in the 1950s and attempts to helps liberate the minds of her young students, played by Stiles, Gyllenhaal, 47, Dunst, 42, and Ginnifer Goodwin.