Kirsten dunst quotes

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

I love my snaggle fangs. They give me character and character is sexy. People comment, but the only person who ever told me to fix them was my mom ... I just went my own way, like daughters do.

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

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

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.'

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

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.

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

I hate red carpet photographs!

New York vintage is too expensive!

I love what I do and I dont want to stop - This is all Ive ever wanted.

My mom raise me so wonderfully. She gave me self esteem and made me appreciate my flaws, as well as my strengths.

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!'

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.

I've never been a major smoker, but I think America's view on weed is ridiculous. I mean - are you kidding me? If everyone smoked weed, the world would be a better place.

My favourite food at the moment is Pasta, “with tons of shaved Parmesan on the side. Not crumbly but like the hunks, you know what I meanwhen you get the thin slices.

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.

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.

I think you see in people's eyes what they've been through. Anything in their lives shows up in their eyes.

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

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

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

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

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

Madonna is my role model shes such a powerful woman. I love Gwenyth Paltrow, shes an actress I aspire to be like. And, of course, my mom. She drove me from New Jersey to New York every day for commercials so I could get where I am today.

I am sure I would love to do it now, but back then, I was, like, 11 and it was 'ugh.' There's nothing sexual or sexy when you're that age. So I was kissing Brad Pitt. So what? He had chapped lips. He was lovely and kind and sweet to me, but it was just yuk.

I feel like I could never walk around a film half-naked. I definitely wouldn't want to see that.

Obviously I’m a feminist. It’s ridiculous that anyone would think other of me.

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.

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.

I love my snaggle fangs. They give me character and character is sexy.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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 now and now I’m getting all these adult offers, so it’s working.

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.

I think that everybody in life probably goes through obstacles at different times in life. I wouldn't really call them obstacles, I think that's just called growing up, and I think it's hard to be in the industry at such a young age

Rare are the people who can capture a human being.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

So many teen films are overproduced and people are going to burnout on the subject.

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

I started when I was three years old, doing commercials and Modeling in New York, I liked it so much that I kept doing it.

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?'

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

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

I think that certain directors are better at choosing actors that match well with each other. And I have feelings about actors and who I think I'd work well with better moreso than others.

The real secret to total gorgeousness is to believe in yourself.

I think every woman goes through a relationship where she is with a guy that is really not right for her. You get lost in it.

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.

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

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.

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

I didn't go to Cirque Lodge for alcohol abuse or drug abuse.

I think vegetarians - for a lot of them - it's about a lack of commitment to life and relationships. There are some who just like the fact that they're controlling something in their life.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

You lose like five pounds immediately, and your face is glowing and gorgeous!

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.

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

In movies, I hope women aren't always portrayed as sex symbols. People like Drew Barrymore are paving the way for girls my age. Hopefully I can pave the way for young actresses, too.

On every film I do, whenever there are other girls my age, I think it's definitely up to me to set the pace. That's because I've had a lot of experience and I think there's always a certain amount of professionalism that should be maintained. If I was catty or whatever, it would just make the whole shoot unpleasant. And what's the point of that?

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.

When you're in a depressed state, having something really bad happen gives you kind of a life again.

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.

I'm not someone who feels like I have to do it the same way. I never feel restricted. It all should grow out of different moments and if it goes completely different that's how it should go.

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.

I've seen 'karma' slap people in the face. You have to be good to people. It really does come around.

If everyone smoked weed, the world would be a better place.

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

For me, my favourite actresses are like Charlotte Rampling or Gena Rowlands... people who have always stepped outside of the restraints of a certain type of woman or story. I always like those movies the best.

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.

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.

It'd be nice to feel that claustrophobic feeling or the anxiety that the film Melancholia produces, but for me I look at it and think about what I was doing that day, where we shot it... It's kind of like a weird memory. It's more a photo album of memories than being able to feel connected to myself. It's not easy to do.

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.

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.

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.

You can never get enough of 'Jeopardy.'

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Everyone goes through a hard time in their life.

I feel like the feminine has been a little undervalued. We all have to get our own jobs and make our own money, but staying at home, nurturing, being the mother, cooking — it's a valuable thing my mom created. And sometimes, you need your knight in shining armor. I'm sorry. You need a man to be a man and a woman to be a woman. That's why relationships work.

I don't gossip about myself.

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.

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.

I get along really well with Lars [von Trier] but definitely during our first meetings I was feeling him out and he definitely says some things that are inappropriate and then you kind of get his sense of humour. I really enjoy him. He's one of my favourite people I've met now. So, he's pretty great.

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

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.

Everyone goes through a hard time in their life, they just don't have to do it in front of tons of people and with our media the way it is. I did, and I'm lucky that I had the resources and the money to take care of myself. Now I love me, so I'm OK.

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