Top 100 Kirsten Dunst Quotes
#1. I was allowed to have an imagination rather than a need to be entertained all the time by television or computers or anything like that. So, I think it's helpful to try and give your kids.
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#2. 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.
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#3. 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.
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#4. It's hard to get lost in a scene, to get into a character when everyone's standing around you on the set.
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#5. I'm the kind of person who buys a new thing, wears it so much and then is totally sick of it.
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#6. The more I see and know about life, the more ideas I have and the more I want to make art.
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#7. I don't really want to talk about my personal experience. It's something that I have talked about just because it came out in the press but I've tried to navigate the waters in my own comfort-ability.
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#8. 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.
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#9. I really wanted the MTV Award the most, It was a golden popcorn container and it looks really neat.
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#10. 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.
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#11. I attract a different kind of boy when my hair's red. I get more quality men - like a more thoughtful, nerdy dude.
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#12. 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.
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#14. Keep your eyes peeled: Honor's the label to watch. It's quickly becoming a serious celebrity favorite - just ask fans Kirsten Dunst and Kelly Osbourne.
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#15. It's weird doing red carpets; it's uncomfortable. But you can have a sense of humor about it.
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#16. I'd like to grow up and be beautiful. I know it doesn't matter, but it doesn't hurt.
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#17. 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.
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#18. 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.
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#19. You lose like five pounds immediately, and your face is glowing and gorgeous!
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#20. 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.
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#21. I love to produce, and I've directed two short films.
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#22. Obviously I'm a feminist. It's ridiculous that anyone would think other of me.
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#23. 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.
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#24. I'm not someone who is scared of doing things out of the box.
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#25. I'm always looking for that movie that feels like it's hitting me where I need it.
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#26. I can't watch my movies and get into them because as soon as I see myself I get taken out of the film.
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#27. A singer is someone who puts out an album. That's a very generous description.
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#28. I'm not someone who feels the pressure of someone else's expectations. That's a very young way to feel.
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#29. 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.
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#30. I really think the key to a film is the chemistry of people.
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#31. I love my snaggle fangs. They give me character and character is sexy.
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#32. 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.
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#33. I mean look at Antichrist. He's not making films to be liked by everyone, so why is this so surprising coming from Lars von Trier?
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#34. Everyone goes through a hard time in their life.
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#35. I like to think that death gives life meaning. I like that philosophy.
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#36. 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.
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#37. 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.
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#38. The hardest job an actor can do is all this pretend, all this screaming and being scared for your life.
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#39. 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.
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#40. Rare are the people who can capture a human being.
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#42. 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.
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#43. Confidence is very sexy. You could be not cute at all and have such confidence.
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#44. 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.
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#45. I want to play an action hero. I'm ready for roles that totally aren't me.
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#46. 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.
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#47. 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.
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#48. 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.
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#49. 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
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#50. I'd like to be taller. I'd like my baby fat to leave.
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#51. 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.'
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#52. I don't think roles help you resolve your issues. I just think they're good markers.
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#53. 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.
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#54. 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.
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#55. 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.
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#56. 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.
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#57. 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.
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#58. I don't try to be sexy, but if you are sexy it comes out. If you're not, you're not.
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#59. I wanted to get an angel wings tatooed on my back, as a guardian thing.
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#60. Charlotte Rampling is someone I've wanted to work with for a very long time. I've always looked up to her as an actress and it's a reason why I feel brave to do a film like Melancholia. So, to me she's the ultimate.
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#61. I feel very lucky that I don't have to rely on a man to give me financial security. That's a big deal.
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#62. 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.
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#63. I've learned to do a movie and then not be in that place for a long time.
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#64. 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.
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#65. I've always been someone who is pretty hard on herself. But I've lightened up a lot.
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#66. 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.
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#67. 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.
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#68. I feel like I could never walk around a film half-naked. I definitely wouldn't want to see that.
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#69. 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.
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#70. I liked the girly cartoons. I was very much a girly-girl.
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#71. 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.
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#72. Everybody has a mean streak in them, don't they?
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#73. The real secret to total gorgeousness is to believe in yourself.
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#74. I would love to play Marlene Dietrich in a movie. My dad's from Germany and so I feel like that would be a really interesting person to play.
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#75. 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.
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#76. If everyone smoked weed, the world would be a better place
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#77. What actor do you really take seriously who becomes a singer? It's kind of ridiculous. I can't think of anybody.
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#78. I have gotten so many tickets. I hope I don't get my license revoked.
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#80. I've seen 'karma' slap people in the face. You have to be good to people. It really does come around.
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#81. I can't wait to have kids one day. I want to have kids and a farm with lots of animals on a lake.
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#82. 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.
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#83. I'm happiest when I'm just hanging out with my friends ... it really doesn't matter what we do.
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#84. When you feel good is when you're not afraid to feel the worst.
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#85. 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.
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#86. And sometimes, you need your knight in shining armour,
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#87. It's always nice when people appreciate your work because it means you've affected them, which is great. And so that feels good.
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#88. 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!'
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#89. I built my entire career off of teen comedies. I was in 'Bring It On'.
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#90. I think it's best to date someone who doesn't do what you do.
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#91. 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.
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#92. When I'm working, I always listen to music to zone everyone else out.
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#93. I would have loved to have been in a Hitchcock movie.
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#94. I think everyone wants for their kids the good things that they had.
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#95. I just want to be a good friend to people, that's all.
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#96. Being an actress doesn't make you popular in school.
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#98. 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.
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#99. Brittany Murphy ... who knows if she's going to be around. Kirsten Dunst, I think she's really boring. Reese Witherspoon? She can open a movie.
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#100. You know how people say awards don't mean anything? Hello! I think the energy around them makes everyone cuckoo.
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