“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.”

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).