Kirsten Dunst
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.Collection: Teacher
I built my entire career off of teen comedies. I was in 'Bring It On'.Collection: Teen
I'd like to grow up and be beautiful. I know it doesn't matter, but it doesn't hurt.Collection: Beauty
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.Collection: Sad
I'm very mature for my age, but I'm also innocent in a lot of ways.Collection: Age
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.Collection: Teen
I'm never going to say anything about who I'm dating unless I'm married or engaged.Collection: Dating
It's weird doing red carpets; it's uncomfortable. But you can have a sense of humor about it.Collection: Humor
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.Collection: Morning
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.Collection: Birthday
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.'Collection: Patience
I don't find I'm manic at all. I'm very chill.
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.
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?
Confidence is very sexy. You could be not cute at all and have such confidence.
I wanted to get an angel wings tatooed on my back, as a guardian thing.
You can never get enough of 'Jeopardy.'
I really think the key to a film is the chemistry of people.
I think you see in people's eyes what they've been through. Anything in their lives shows up in their eyes.
I'm not someone who feels the pressure of someone else's expectations. That's a very young way to feel.
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.
When I'm working, I always listen to music to zone everyone else out.
I've always been someone who is pretty hard on herself. But I've lightened up a lot.
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.
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.
It's always nice when people appreciate your work because it means you've affected them, which is great. And so that feels good.
I want to play an action hero. I'm ready for roles that totally aren't me.
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 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.
I have gotten so many tickets. I hope I don't get my license revoked.
I really wanted the MTV Award the most, It was a golden popcorn container and it looks really neat.
I'd like to be taller. I'd like my baby fat to leave.
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.
The hardest job an actor can do is all this pretend, all this screaming and being scared for your life.
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.
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.
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 feel very lucky that I don't have to rely on a man to give me financial security. That's a big deal.
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 just want to be a good friend to people, that's all.
The more I see and know about life, the more ideas I have and the more I want to make art.
I can't wait to have kids one day. I want to have kids and a farm with lots of animals on a lake.
I feel like I could never walk around a film half-naked. I definitely wouldn't want to see that.
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.
When I was younger, I always did movies that teenagers would watch, not adults. I did 'Crazy/Beautiful' or comedies like 'Bring It On.'
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.
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.
I would always rather do a mediocre script with a great filmmaker than a great script with a mediocre filmmaker.
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'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.