Kirsten Dunst Quotes

I'm very mature for my age, but I'm also innocent in a lot of ways.

- Kirsten Dunst

Very, Ways, Lot, Age

I liked the girly cartoons. I was very much a girly-girl.

- Kirsten Dunst

Cartoons, Very, Liked, Girly

Doing 'All Good Things' really felt like I was acting for myself rather than anyone else. It gave me a freedom I'd never had before, or knew I had, to do whatever I want to, and to argue my opinions and not just feel like the cute girl on set or the girl in a boy's club. I figured out how I could be both. And it's been different ever since.

- Kirsten Dunst

Doing, Been, Rather, Club

I don't live in the spotlight, and I don't live my life in front of the paparazzi. I live very comfortably and quietly as possible.

- Kirsten Dunst

My Life, Very, Comfortably, Paparazzi

I was a very extrovert kid. It felt normal to me to act. I always went to regular schools. I've never been catty or a prima donna, so I never had problems. I always had my seat at the cafeteria when I came back from acting.

- Kirsten Dunst

Kid, Been, Very, Prima

You really can't explain how you do the things you do. I can't, anyway. I love certain actors, but sometimes they say the stupidest things about technique. I don't want to say something stupid.

- Kirsten Dunst

Love, Stupid, Explain, Stupidest

My grandmother lives with my mother in a gorgeous house in the San Fernando Valley. I am afforded these luxuries, and I'm very young.

- Kirsten Dunst

Very, San, Lives, Fernando

I think for everyone it's good to have your own personal work on a character and a film before you even start rehearsing, to have an inner life.

- Kirsten Dunst

Think, Everyone, I Think, Rehearsing

I can't imagine having a real personal thing, like divorce and marriage, all those things, being in the public eye. I try to not talk about anything personal, and then nobody has the fire to throw back at you, like 'You said this back then!'

- Kirsten Dunst

Back, Anything, About, Public Eye

I know kids are supposed to go through these awkward stages, but I just never even thought about that. I was too busy worrying about getting my education while I was working.

- Kirsten Dunst

Education, Thought, Through, Stages

When I was little, I put on plays for my family at Sunday dinner, and I would direct them and have all my cousins, my brother, and my best friends in it. I was a very imaginative and theatrical child and wasn't afraid of being in front of a camera. It was like make-believe to me.

- Kirsten Dunst

Very, Theatrical, Direct, Camera

Most people ask me questions based on a previous interview. That's not an interview. It's like they're just saying my quotes back to me.

- Kirsten Dunst

Like, Based, Previous, Interview

I just want to be a good friend to people, that's all.

- Kirsten Dunst

Friend, Want, Just, Good Friend

I attract a different kind of boy when my hair's red. I get more quality men - like a more thoughtful, nerdy dude.

- Kirsten Dunst

Kind, More, Like, Dude

When I'm an old lady, I'm going to have my pick of the young men. They'll be like, 'She's Miss Mary Jane!' The young boys will think I'm a hot old lady.

- Kirsten Dunst

Think, Young, Going, Young Men

You know that feeling when you wake up in the morning and you're excited for the day? That's one of my main goals in life.

- Kirsten Dunst

Wake Up, Excited, Main, Goals

Boys frustrate me. I hate all their indirect messages, I hate game playing. Do you like me or don't you? Just tell me so I can get over you.

- Kirsten Dunst

Game, Over, Indirect, Frustrate

I've never had a teenage rebellion; I'm not that type of person. I always work out my problems in a conscientious way.

- Kirsten Dunst

Work, Rebellion, Always, Conscientious

When I go away to do a movie, I bring the blanket I've had since I was a little girl. It helps me sleep. I also always bring my laptop so I can E-mail friends. And I bring my dog, Beauty, wherever I can.

- Kirsten Dunst

Beauty, Movie, Away, E-Mail

I was a big Guns N' Roses fan when I was seven. My friend who lived across the street had long dark curly hair and I had long blonde hair, so I'd dress up as Axl and she'd be Slash, and we'd rock out in front of the mirror singing 'Patience.'

- Kirsten Dunst

Mirror, Dress, Big, Roses

I would love to work with Quentin Tarantino - he's my number one. My ultimate. I would love to work with Paul Thomas Anderson, Alexander Payne - Pedro Almodovar wouldn't be too shabby. There are so many good directors, but those are some of my favorites.

- Kirsten Dunst

Love, Some, Favorites, Shabby

The hardest job an actor can do is all this pretend, all this screaming and being scared for your life.

- Kirsten Dunst

Actor, Being Scared, Hardest, Scared

I'm a person who likes to hang out. I would never go on a blind date. That sounds like the most uncomfortable thing on the planet earth. It's like, 'Hi. Nice to meet you. So, what kind of music do you like?' Date ended.

- Kirsten Dunst

Date, Hang, Hi, Planet Earth

When I have time off, my friends and I will go to Universal Studios, the movies, out to eat, and shopping. I'm happiest when I'm just hanging out with my friends... it really doesn't matter what we do.

- Kirsten Dunst

Will, Happiest, Studios, Shopping

A lot of moms give their kids line reads. My mom wasn't put in that position because I always had an acting teacher helping with the feelings rather than how to say something.

- Kirsten Dunst

Line, Rather, Helping, Feelings

I've always had a process that I do before I even get to set or go to the location. I work privately, and it almost feels like therapy between me and who I'm playing. So I have this inner life that's there and it gives me a confidence, too, that when I'm playing the role I know every question.

- Kirsten Dunst

Role, Before, Feels, Privately

When you spend your entire life as a child actress, being told where to go and where to stand, you're performing constantly for people. It definitely breeds the kind of person who's dependent on other people's approval.

- Kirsten Dunst

Other, Your, Entire, Dependent

I can't wait to have kids one day. I want to have kids and a farm with lots of animals on a lake.

- Kirsten Dunst

Wait, Want, Lots, Lake

You can never get enough of 'Jeopardy.'

- Kirsten Dunst

Enough, Never, Get, Jeopardy

I really want to do a film in another language. My dad's from Germany, so it'd be really cool to do a film in German. I'm not quite fluent, but I can get there. And my accent's pretty good. I wouldn't feel too out of my element.

- Kirsten Dunst

Another, German, Dad, Fluent

When you're little, you're open to things. It's not like you get into this rehearsed zone when you're a child. At first you play different sides of yourself. And I think it will be really exciting one day to have a character to go into that's not anything like me whatsoever.

- Kirsten Dunst

Play, One Day, I Think, Open

Pristine vulnerability is just so boring to me. The performances that I love are ones like Gena Rowland's in 'A Woman Under the Influence,' where women are allowed to be messy and imperfect. It's that kind of woman that has always inspired me to seek roles that are a little out of the box. I just haven't always had the opportunity to do them.

- Kirsten Dunst

Love, Woman, Allowed, Pristine

I wanted to get an angel wings tatooed on my back, as a guardian thing.

- Kirsten Dunst

Wings, Get, Wanted, Guardian

I would always rather do a mediocre script with a great filmmaker than a great script with a mediocre filmmaker.

- Kirsten Dunst

Always, Mediocre, Would, Great Script

I was a very imaginative and theatrical child and wasn't afraid of being in front of a camera.

- Kirsten Dunst

Afraid, Very, Theatrical, Camera

When you get older, you feel better about yourself. You're not worried what other people think about you, in general. You just get more comfortable in your skin.

- Kirsten Dunst

Think, More, Other, Worried

The performances that I love are ones like Gena Rowlands in 'A Woman Under the Influence,' where women are allowed to be messy and imperfect. It's that kind of woman that has always inspired me to seek roles that are a little out of the box. I just haven't always had the opportunity to do them.

- Kirsten Dunst

Love, Woman, Allowed, Women Are

It's such a private thing - 'my process' - I can just say that the work that I do is like therapy between me and the character.

- Kirsten Dunst

Process, Like, Private, Private Thing

A lot of people my age, they grew up with me onscreen. I think that's helped keep a certain amount of longevity. When you grow up with a person, you feel like you know them.

- Kirsten Dunst

Feel, I Think, Lot, Longevity

I really think the key to a film is the chemistry of people.

- Kirsten Dunst

Think, Chemistry, Film, Key

Every movie I do, I always use things that have happened in my life. Funny moments, anything. If it just sticks out I'll write it down and use that, too, because it has to come out of you. But no one can work when they're depressed. I don't think I'd physically be able to do it if I were depressed.

- Kirsten Dunst

My Life, Movie, Use, Depressed

When I was younger, I always did movies that teenagers would watch, not adults. I did 'Crazy/Beautiful' or comedies like 'Bring It On.'

- Kirsten Dunst

Always, Younger, Like, Comedies

After 'Melancholia' and 'On the Road,' I wanted to do a comedy. And I did so many comedies when I was younger, but if you're not consistently in those movies, people don't always think of you for them.

- Kirsten Dunst

Think, Always, Younger, Comedies

I built my entire career off of teen comedies. I was in 'Bring It On'.

- Kirsten Dunst

Career, Bring, Built, Comedies

A lot of people my age who are working right now have never acted; they get a show and suddenly they're making millions. It's always those people who get it fast who have the most trouble staying grounded and being themselves.

- Kirsten Dunst

Show, Grounded, Staying, Acted

You don't really know who you're going to fall in love with at what time in their life. They can be the worst off they've ever been in their life, but you can't help who you fall in love with. That's part of the excitement of life - new people, new experiences.

- Kirsten Dunst

Love, New People, Been, Excitement

When you have a beanpole body, everything looks cute. Like Alexa Chung. I like her style, but she's really tall and skinny, so everything looks good on her.

- Kirsten Dunst

Cute, Body, Like, Tall

The filmmaker is really important to me: it could be their first film; it's not just about their reputation, but I have to really believe in them.

- Kirsten Dunst

Reputation, Could, About, Filmmaker

But the real secret to total gorgeousness is to believe in yourself, have self confindence, and try to be secure in your decisions and thoughts.

- Kirsten Dunst

Thoughts, Real, Secret, Decisions

I have gotten so many tickets. I hope I don't get my license revoked.

- Kirsten Dunst

Get, Tickets, Gotten, License

If you're successful at a young age, no matter the profession, there has to come a time when you reevaluate everything, what it means to you. 'Is this what I want to do for the rest of my life?'

- Kirsten Dunst

My Life, Profession, Means, Reevaluate

Being an actress doesn't make you popular in school.

- Kirsten Dunst

School, Actress, Being, Popular

I've always been someone who is pretty hard on herself. But I've lightened up a lot.

- Kirsten Dunst

Always, Been, Lot, Herself

If I'd trusted myself and listened to myself all the times that I ignored myself, I would have been fine. But everyone has to learn their lesson, and now I've got it.

- Kirsten Dunst

Everyone, Ignored, Been, Trusted

Everybody smokes! Models, actresses, everyone! Don't they realize that it's gross? I understand it's an addiction, but it still pains me to see my friends do it.

- Kirsten Dunst

Everybody, Still, Models, Realize

I like people more undone than made up. Patricia Arquette is the ultimate. She's not anorexic or perfectly tan, she's not trying to be anything but what she is, and that's the most sexy thing.

- Kirsten Dunst

Tan, Anorexic, Perfectly, Undone

I think the best thing about my job is that I have my life documented, which not many people get to have. They have a photo here and there and maybe some video footage from a birthday. My kids will be able to see me growing up.

- Kirsten Dunst

Birthday, My Life, Here, Documented

You know how people say awards don't mean anything? Hello! I think the energy around them makes everyone cuckoo.

- Kirsten Dunst

Think, Everyone, I Think, Hello

I'm happiest when I'm just hanging out with my friends... it really doesn't matter what we do.

- Kirsten Dunst

Matter, Happiest, Just, Hanging

I don't find I'm manic at all. I'm very chill.

- Kirsten Dunst

Chill, Find, Very, Manic

I feel very lucky that I don't have to rely on a man to give me financial security. That's a big deal.

- Kirsten Dunst

Lucky, Give, Very, Give Me

You can never control who you fall in love with, even when you're in the most sad, confused time of your life. You don't fall in love with people because they're fun. It just happens.

- Kirsten Dunst

Love, Relationship, Control, Fun

What are you going to do if it's the end of the world? You better go out having fun instead of stressing about it.

- Kirsten Dunst

Go, Going, Having, Fun

I try not to do scenes a certain way, because then I become conscious of it, and it dosen't come off as realistic. I try to make it so that I'm not really aware of what I'm doing.

- Kirsten Dunst

Doing, Certain Way, Come, Realistic

I used to feel like I had to be the best at what I did, but I realized I don't have to be the best. It's so freeing. I've never been this happy.

- Kirsten Dunst

Happy, Like, Been, Freeing

I don't really relate to myself as The Girl in the Magazine. Which is dangerous for me, too, sometimes, because I don't think all the time, 'Well, look to see if people are following me home.' Sometimes I'm a little bit more free than maybe I should be.

- Kirsten Dunst

Sometimes, Dangerous, Maybe, Magazine

I'd like to grow up and be beautiful. I know it doesn't matter, but it doesn't hurt.

- Kirsten Dunst

Beauty, Beautiful, Grow, Hurt

My mother told me that when I was born a wave of feeling came over her. She just knew that I was destined to be an actress.

- Kirsten Dunst

I Was Born, Over, Actress, Destined

I'd like to be taller. I'd like my baby fat to leave.

- Kirsten Dunst

Baby, Leave, Like, Taller

I feel like everyone directs their own career according to their taste, what they migrate to emotionally and what kind of artists they want to work with. And I'm lucky enough to be in a position where I can wait six months for a project that really interests me.

- Kirsten Dunst

Career, Lucky, Wait, Interests

I think most human beings go through some sort of depression in their life. And if they don't, I think that's weird.

- Kirsten Dunst

Think, Through, Some, Beings

I've been an REM fan since I was a little girl. I would jump around to 'Stand' in the mirror.

- Kirsten Dunst

Mirror, Girl, Been, Little Girl

I really wanted the MTV Award the most, It was a golden popcorn container and it looks really neat.

- Kirsten Dunst

Looks, Most, Container, MTV

I hate red-carpet photographs!

- Kirsten Dunst

Hate, Photographs

I don't gossip about myself.

- Kirsten Dunst

Myself, About, Gossip

People always tell me, 'Don't work so much', but I can't help it. I feel like all the things I've done are important to get to this adult stage and now I'm getting all these adult offers, so it's working.

- Kirsten Dunst

Feel, Tell, I Feel Like, Adult

I never read comics as a kid. I guess I was lazy and watched cartoons instead.

- Kirsten Dunst

Never, Read, Guess, Watched

I feel like everyone directs their own career according to their taste, what they migrate to emotionally and what kind of artists they want to work with.

- Kirsten Dunst

Career, Everyone, Like, Emotionally

It's weird doing red carpets; it's uncomfortable. But you can have a sense of humor about it.

- Kirsten Dunst

Red, Weird, Doing, Uncomfortable

I just don't want to be the damsel in distress. I'll scream on the balcony, but you've got to let me do a little action here.

- Kirsten Dunst

Want, Here, Distress, Scream

I'm never going to say anything about who I'm dating unless I'm married or engaged.

- Kirsten Dunst

Never, Going, Engaged, Married

Everybody has a mean streak in them, don't they?

- Kirsten Dunst

Mean, Everybody, Them, Streak

I've been lucky to find people who want to work with me, whom I respect and like, but the truth is there aren't that many good projects out there. And we make way, way too many movies. So it's not always going to happen with every project. But I try and wait it out.

- Kirsten Dunst

Lucky, Wait, Been, Whom

In high school I had a boyfriend who was super into rap, so I was into Too $hort and Wu-Tang for a little while. And my best friend's older brother would sometimes drive us home in this pimped-out truck, and he'd play all his dirty rap music. We thought we were really cool.

- Kirsten Dunst

Thought, Play, Boyfriend, Older Brother

I want to play an action hero. I'm ready for roles that totally aren't me.

- Kirsten Dunst

Play, Want, Action Hero, Ready

I'm always looking for that movie that feels like it's hitting me where I need it.

- Kirsten Dunst

Movie, Always, Feels, Hitting

I'm not someone who feels the pressure of someone else's expectations. That's a very young way to feel.

- Kirsten Dunst

Someone, Very, Feels, Expectations

What actor do you really take seriously who becomes a singer? It's kind of ridiculous. I can't think of anybody.

- Kirsten Dunst

Think, Kind, Singer, Seriously

It's important to me that I don't get trapped in the whole teen scene, because I feel that you can get lost in those kind of movies, and they aren't really about the actors; they're about the selling of the concept, and how much money it makes.

- Kirsten Dunst

Feel, Concept, About, How Much Money

It's always nice when people appreciate your work because it means you've affected them, which is great. And so that feels good.

- Kirsten Dunst

Always, Which, Means, Affected

Confidence is very sexy. You could be not cute at all and have such confidence.

- Kirsten Dunst

Sexy, Could, Very, Cute

Everyone goes through a hard time in their life.

- Kirsten Dunst

Through, Goes, Everyone, Hard Time

I don't want to be 'box-office girl,' but I don't want to be 'that indie girl' either.

- Kirsten Dunst

Want, Indie, Either, Box-Office

I'm not a very 'this is planned out' person when I get to set. 'This is how I'm going to do it' - I'm never like that.

- Kirsten Dunst

Going, Very, Set, Planned

I'm a good assistant. That's why I don't have an assistant, because I'm so on it that no one can be as on it as me. I know that.

- Kirsten Dunst

Me, Know, Why, Assistant

Why would I cry over a boy? I would never waste my tears on a boy. Why waste your tears on someone who makes you cry?

- Kirsten Dunst

Tears, Waste, Over, Cry

When you feel good is when you're not afraid to feel the worst.

- Kirsten Dunst

Feel Good, Feel, Afraid, Worst

New York vintage is too expensive!

- Kirsten Dunst

New York, New, Too, Expensive

It's hard to get lost in a scene, to get into a character when everyone's standing around you on the set.

- Kirsten Dunst

Everyone, Around, Set, Standing

If I saw 'Virgin Suicides' or 'Eternal Sunshine,' I'm so proud to be in those movies. They are such great movies. I felt so free on those sets.

- Kirsten Dunst

Sunshine, Proud, Sets, Eternal

I don't think roles help you resolve your issues. I just think they're good markers.

- Kirsten Dunst

Think, Resolve, Roles, Issues

The more I see and know about life, the more ideas I have and the more I want to make art.

- Kirsten Dunst

Art, See, More, I See

I've always used my own personal emotions and things that I've gone through in my life to build a character. The work that I do before a film feels almost like therapy, between me and whoever I'm playing.

- Kirsten Dunst

My Life, Through, Feels, Therapy

I love to produce, and I've directed two short films.

- Kirsten Dunst

Love, Films, Directed, Produce

I'm the kind of person who buys a new thing, wears it so much and then is totally sick of it.

- Kirsten Dunst

New, Kind, Buys, Totally

When I'm working, I always listen to music to zone everyone else out.

- Kirsten Dunst

Music, Zone, Always, Everyone Else

I think it's best to date someone who doesn't do what you do.

- Kirsten Dunst

Think, Someone, I Think, Date

I don't try to be sexy, but if you are sexy it comes out. If you're not, you're not.

- Kirsten Dunst

Try, You, Out, Sexy

I would have loved to have been in a Hitchcock movie.

- Kirsten Dunst

Loved, Been, Would, Hitchcock

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